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In the wake of the Star of the West incident, the new Confederacy waited for the U.S. government to respond. Nothing happened. As the days went by, Charleston harbor became one of the most heavily armed places in the world. Cannons surrounded Fort Sumter on three sides. Both confidence and contempt rose among the population of Charleston. Some thought the North’s silence meant that the federal government wouldn’t interfere with Southern independence. To others the lack of response meant that the Yankees were cowards and afraid to fight. (Yankee was a term of disparagement for Northerners. Originally a term used for generations throughout America to describe business-minded New Englanders, Southerners applied it to all Northerners.)