Following the battle of fort sumter, consequences on the southern side included:

The correct answer is C) Lee joined the Southern army as ALL slaveholding states seceded.

The other options of the question were A) Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to enlist. B) Lincoln used judicial procedures to uphold the Union. D) Lee joined the Southern army as all but 4 slaveholding states seceded.

Following the Battle of Fort Sumter, consequences on the southern side included: "Lee joined the Southern army as ALL slaveholding states seceded."

The Battle of Fort Sumter started on April April 12, 1861, and ended one day after, on the 13th. It was fought in Charleston, South Carolina, and this battle represented the beginning of the American Civil War. South Carolina troops defeated the Union Army. This important victory represented an opportunity for another four states to secede. They were North Carolina, Virginia, Arkansas, and Tennesse. They joined Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina, and Mississipi.

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