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Virginia seceded from the Union after the Fort Sumter attack because they believed the attack violated the Constitution. They felt slavery was protected by the Constitution and the state. As a slave holding state, they believed an attack on state sovereignty by a federal force was an assault on the freedom of property and political representation.
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SteveThe state decided to vote Confederate. And Robert E. Lee decided to go with his state.
Virginia was an important part of the Confederacy. It, however, did not secede from the Union until the attack on Federal Fort Sumter. When US President Lincoln responded to the fall of Fort Sumter, by calling up 75,000 new troops, Virginia seceded from the Union on April 17, 1861.
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Who earned a reputation for his attack at Fort Sumter and also led Confederate forces in Virginia?
None of the Above :)
What was the event that caused Virginia to secede in the Civil War?
Virginia seceded almost immediately after Lincoln's call for troops.
What four states joined America after the attack on fort Sumter?
After the surrender of Fort Sumter in April of 1861, President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to serve for three months and end the Southern rebellion. After Lincoln's announcement, the southern slave states of Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina joined the Confederacy.
Confederate attack on fort Sumter in what year?
The Battle of Fort Sumter ws April 12-13 1861
Did the civil war start at the attack on Fort Sumter?
Yes, the Civil War started on the attack on Fort Sumter. The first major battle of the war was the Battle of Bull Run.
