Question

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war began at fort sumter on april 12, 1861.
fort sumter

• fort sumter was a ______ 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 ______
• this is the ______ of the civil war

north’s advantages
the north had some major advantages:

• they had many ______
• they had many ______ which could be used to make

______
the union also had many more miles of ______
writ of habeas corpus

• lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus

______ to keep maryland in the union

• “the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended,

unless when in cases of rebellion or ______ the public
safety may require it.” – article i, section 9 of us constitution
consription

• because ______ for the civil war began to

dwindle and some ______ even deserted the war.
president lincoln enacted the first federal conscription
law ______

Explanation:

The document is about the American Civil War, including events at Fort Sumter, North's advantages, writ of habeas corpus, and conscription. To fill in the blanks:

• Fort Sumter: "fort" (Fort Sumter was a fort in the South).
• Union support: "many supporters" (Union had many supporters initially).
• Confederacy support: "many supporters" (Confederacy also had supporters).
• Lincoln's goal: "preserve" (to preserve the Union).
• Lincoln's call: "troops" (calls for troops after attack).
• War start: "beginning" (this is the beginning of the Civil War).
• North's advantages: "factories" (had many factories), "raw materials" (to make supplies), "railroads" (more miles of railroads).
• Habeas corpus: "in Maryland" (to keep Maryland in Union, suspended there).
• Constitution quote: "invasion the public safety" (correcting the handwritten part, the clause is "unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it").
• Conscription: "volunteers" (volunteers for war began to dwindle), "dwindle" (volunteers dwindled), "soldiers" (some soldiers deserted), "to draft young men to military service" (conscription law to draft).

Answer:

• Fort Sumter: fort
• Union support: many supporters
• Confederacy support: many supporters
• Lincoln's goal: preserve
• Lincoln's call: troops
• War start: beginning
• North's advantages: factories; raw materials (for supplies); railroads
• Habeas corpus: in Maryland
• Constitution quote: invasion the public safety (per Article I, Section 9)
• Conscription: volunteers (dwindle); soldiers (deserted); to draft young men to military service