Question

After Fort Sumter, Lincoln called for troops to save the Union, causing which states to join the Confederacy?

A) Kentucky and Missouri
B) Georgia and Mississippi
C) North Carolina and Tennessee
D) Virginia and Arkansas

Answer 1

The correct answer is option D) Virginia and Arkansas.

Step-by-step explanation:

After the attack on Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln called for troops to suppress the rebellion and save the Union. In response, four additional states joined the Confederacy. Virginia and Arkansas decided to secede after the call for troops; Virginia's secession occurred on April 17, 1861, just two days after Lincoln's call, with Arkansas following on May 6. Just a day after Arkansas, Tennessee joined the Confederacy, and shortly after, on May 20, North Carolina also seceded.

These states had significant resources and industrial capacity vital to the Confederate war effort. This decision was a critical turning point in the Civil War, as their secession added strength to the Confederacy and underlined the divided nation's complexity.