Question

ASAP AND BRAILIEST Which of these was NOT a cause of the Civil War? Question 1 options: A. The execution of John Brown led northerners to view him as a martyr while southerners began to militarize for future raids. B. Popular sovereignty resulted in violent fighting over the status of new states being free or not. C. President Lincoln ordered the attack on Fort Sumter off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina. D. The North wanted to abolish slavery, while the South depended on it for its economy.

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter C

The American Civil War, was an armed conflict between the southern and northern states of the United States. The conflict began on April 12, 1861 and ended only on June 22, 1865. The war came after the tense atmosphere created by the 1860 elections, which elected President Abraham Lincoln - representative of the North.