Multiple choice

What immediate effect did Lincoln's call for troops to fight for the Union have on the U.S.?

  1. Most Northerners opposed Lincoln.

  2. There was no immediate effect.

  3. Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas seceded.

  4. Maryland, Kentucky, and Delaware joined the Confederacy.

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Following the attack on Fort Sumter and Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers, the upper South states of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas seceded from the Union.