Secession and Fort Sumpter

Secession- When?

• December 20th, 1860-June 8th, 1861
• Southerners create new government first.
• First seven states in the Lower South create gov. first.
• Hostility at Fort Sumter in April 12, 1821.
• Fort Sumter causes southern boarder states to be Confederate.

Key People

• John C. Calhoun
• "Spokesman of the South."
• Believed Southern way of life was attacked.
• Hoped for compromise but later invoked secession.
• Believed a group of states should nullify laws

Key People

• John Marshall, Joseph Story, Daniel Webster
• Nationalists
• Believed the Constitution should follow the People's wishes.
• They disagreed with the fact of Cooperate Bodies would decide on laws.
• This rallied the Northern States.

Lincoln Gets Elected

• South Carolina Seceded.
• Some states slowly seceded.
• Used the spirit of 1776 of a group leaving a governing power.
• Confederates also seize power over federal forts and arsenals.
• Federal troops only held 4 forts including Fort Sumter.

How Did the North React?

• Were against Southerners leaving but not forcing them in the Union.
• Prevention of Disintegration in the Union.                                 

America Divided

• http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/american-civil-war-history...

Sumter

• Confederates worked to get border states.
• On April 12, 1861 Confederates opened fire on Fort Sumter.
• At 2:30PM Major Robert Anderson surrendered the fort and it was evacuated.
• No soildiers were killed in the battle.