1. why is the battle of fort sumter important? 2. how does it illustrate the idea of sectionalism

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in 1897, pershing became a tactical officer at west point, and that's where he was given the nickname "black jack." pershing's first name is "john," for which "jack" is a nickname, and he was a white man who commanded black troops. hence "black jack".

popular sovereignty   influenced the declaration of independence because the colonists wanted to have freedom to do they wanted so they put into writing