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Historians differ as to President Lincoln's actual intentions, but his (well-publicized) decision to send a resupply fleet to Fort Sumter in April of 1861 did in fact lead the South to fire the shots that sparked the formal start of the Civil War. Lincoln's response to the fall of Ft. Sumter was aggressive and decisive in several ways: it galvanized the war effort of the North and pushed additional Southern states to secede from the Union.
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Who started the us civil war?
The US Civil War was started by attack on Federal Fort Sumter in the Charleston harbor in South Carolina. Sumter had to surrender & President Lincoln took his first steps to aid Fort Sumter & to prepare to defend Federal forts and other Federal property located in the "South".
Why was the attack on Fort Sumter an important event?
Fort Sumter was an important event. One that if not taken may have changed a few things regarding the relationship between the North and the South. Here is why: A quote from President Lincoln, " They attacked Sumter. It fell and thus did more service than it otherwise would". Let me explain further. Lincoln did not want a war against the South. He assured the South that he had no intention of trying to end slavery where it existed. He did not even think the executive branch had the authority to do so. What he wanted though was a united nation and as President he was sworn to protect the nation and its "property". By starting hostilities, the South furnished to Northerners any skepticism of using Federal forces to solve this situation. Now, by attacking a United States fort, the South "forced" the United States to end a "rebellion".
Which battle forced president Lincoln hand and began the civil war?
Fort Sumter, when Confederate artillery fired on a US Army garrison on this small island in Charleston harbour, to assert sovereignty over South Carolina.
What caused the battle of fort Sumter?
Lincoln wanting south Carolina to be a free state.
What event started the American Civil War?
The election of 1860 (Lincoln) and slavery got the north and south heated, but the incident that started the civil war was at Fort Sumter. The lower south seceded and attacked Fort Sumter (a federal fort), this was considered an act of war. Lincoln attacked back and then the rest of the south secedes and the civil war started
