Question

the civil war began at fort sumter on april 12, 1861. fort sumter - fort sumter was a fort in the south, and the union had a hard time defending it. they surrendered 34 hours later. - there were ____ in the union (north) at the beginning of the war. - there were __ in the confederacy (south) at the beginning of the war. - 1861—lincoln becomes president - primary goal→ to __ the union - april 15→s.c. attacks fort sumter - lincoln calls for ____

Explanation:

For the first blank (Fort Sumter was a __ in the South...), the answer is "fort" (as it's a military fortification). For "There were in the Union (North) at the beginning of the war", the North had fewer troops/less military preparedness initially, but more accurately, the Union had "fewer troops" or "less military advantage"—but contextually, the Union had "fewer troops" or "less prepared" (but standard answer here is about troop counts or military resources; historically, the South had more experienced officers initially, North had more resources long - term, but at start, Union had "fewer troops" or "less military readiness"). For "There were in the Confederacy (South) at the beginning of the war", the South had more experienced military officers, more initial military enthusiasm, so "more experienced officers" or "more military preparedness in terms of leadership". For "Primary goal→ to the Union", Lincoln's primary goal was to "preserve" the Union. For "Lincoln calls for __", after Fort Sumter, Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to suppress the rebellion.

Answer:

• Fort Sumter was a \boxed{fort} in the South...
• There were \boxed{fewer troops} (or \boxed{less military advantage}) in the Union (North) at the beginning of the war.
• There were \boxed{more experienced officers} (or \boxed{more military preparedness in leadership}) in the Confederacy (South) at the beginning of the war.
• Primary goal→ to \boxed{preserve} the Union
• Lincoln calls for \boxed{75,000 volunteers}