63.0k views
4 votes
Why did Jefferson Davis find it necessary to attack fort Sumter

User Jreznot
by
8.4k points

1 Answer

2 votes
This has been a bit contested by historians, but many would agree that he felt as though whoever struck the first blow (the North or the South) would have a great advantage in the inevitable outbreak of war.
User Ramil Amerzyanov
by
7.3k points