War Begins

Secession

1st wave of secession: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,Mississippi, and Texas.

West Virginia seceded from Virginia and joined the Union

S. Carolina first to secede

Ft. Sumter

Lincoln said all federal property in the south should be abandoned , except Fort Sumter.

First shots fired and start of Civil War

Foreign Affairs

North wanted Europe to stay out

South wanted Britain to be their Alliance during the War

War Governments

North

South

2 party system to keep things moderated between the people

Lincoln stated Martial Law

Strong National power

Weak president-didn't get along with most

Capital is Richmond, Virginia.

states rights with no central government. Very weak.

The South claimed they were fighting for states rights

Joseph Crittenden (representative in congress) wanted to extend the Missouri line back to the pacific.Everything South would be a slave state, and everything North would be a free state.

Crittenden Compromise didnt work as this would expand slavery and Lincoln didnt want that to happen

Lincoln declares south Insurrection, doesn't call it a war because a war is between separate nations.

Britain wanted to stay neutral and trade with both sides

Capital is Washington DC

Wanted to be very close to the other capital and didn't have good infrastructure or space to run in Birmingham unlike Richmond