Question

3.) Which of the following is true?

a.) Congress declared war before the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter.
b.) The first shots fired at Fort Sumter occurred after Congress declared war.
c.) Congress declared war after the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter.
d.) Abraham Lincoln was president of the Confederacy.

Answer 1

The answer is C. Congress declared war in response to the seizure of Fort Sumpter by the South. Fort Sumter was the provocation to cause the civil war.

Answer 2

Answer is B The firsts shotsfiredat fort Sumter occured after Congress declared War