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SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861

SOUTHERN SECESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
On the morning of April 12, 1961, Confederate troops began to shell Fort Sumter. After 34 hours, General Anderson for the Union forces would lower the American Flag. This official began the Civil War.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor. Less than 34 hours later, Union forces surrendered. Traditionally, this event has been used to mark the beginning of the Civil War.

Detailed explanation-2: -Civil War Begins On April 11, militia commander P.G.T. Beauregard demanded that Anderson surrender the fort, but Anderson again refused. In response Beauregard opened fire on Fort Sumter shortly after 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861.

Detailed explanation-3: -On April 12, 1861, forces from the Confederate States of America attacked the United States military garrison at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. Less than two days later, the fort surrendered. No one was killed. The battle, however, started the Civil War, the bloodiest conflict in American history.

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