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How did the Civil War begin?
O a. Jefferson Davis ordered Major Robert Anderson to abandon Fort Sumter and instead engage in diplomacy, but
Anderson ignored the Confederate president's commands and launched an attack.
O b. The U.S. Constitution had always described slavery as an evil, and Congress finally managed to reach a
consensus that the practice had indeed forever been against the law.
Oc. Despite warnings that if the South were to fire first it would unite the public opinion of northerners against
secessionists, Confederate artillery fired on Fort Sumter.
Od. Lincoln got into a heated public argument with Jefferson Davis, and rather than issuing an apology, Lincoln
issued a formal declaration of war as part of his inauguration speech.
Oe. Lincoln gave the South a deadline by which it needed to return to the Union to avoid breaking the law and
facing reunification by force, but the South brazenly allowed this deadline to pass.

Answer 1

The Civil War began when Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, initiating the conflict between the Union and the Confederacy.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Civil War began when Confederate artillery fired on Fort Sumter, despite warnings that if the South were to fire first, it would unite northern public opinion against secession. This act of aggression marked the start of the war between the Union (the northern states) and the Confederacy (the southern states).

President Jefferson Davis did not order Major Robert Anderson to abandon Fort Sumter and engage in diplomacy. Instead, the Confederate forces attacked the fort, leading to the outbreak of the Civil War.

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