Question

What decision did Davis make to make just prior to the beginning of the Civil War?

A.)surrender Southern forces or face annihilation
B.)attack the Northern city of Washington, D.C.
C.)fire on Fort Sumter or let it be replenished
D.)stop acts of secession or be impeached

Answer 1

The right answer is C.)fire on Fort Sumter or let it be replenished.

On April 9, President Jefferson Davis and his Confederate government in Montgomery, Alabama, decided to reject Lincoln’s effort to resupply the Fort Sumter. The local Confederate commander, Brig. Gen. Pierre G. T. Beauregard asked Maj. Robert Anderson to surrender, but received a formal surrender rejection. The Confederate batteries started a 34-hour bombardment and had the Federal fort surrender on April 14, 1861.

Answer 2

The decision which Davis made to make just prior to the beginning of the Civil War was to C.)fire on Fort Sumter or let it be replenished. The situation around Fort Sumter increasingly began to resemble a siege and eventually Confederate gained victory.