What happened at the first battle of bull run that revealed how the average northerner first viewed this war

No reinforcements were used by Union forces, thinking they weren't needed.

The North had thought, going into the Civil War, that victory would be relatively easy to achieve.  According to the History Channel, the outcome of the battle (a victory for the South) "sent northerners--who had expected a quick, decisive victory--reeling."  

The First Battle of Bull Run is called the First Battle of Manassas by Southerners, after the city near where it was fought.  The battle took place in  Virginia in July of 1861.  The Confederate forces received reinforcements during the battle and that helped them in achieving the victory.

- "made the south's economy grow rapidly and a small effect that a lot of people don't know is that it made the more demand of slaves and cotton products. and also new states formed due to plantations growing in size."

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they wanted the u.s. to fight on the side of the central powers.