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Why did confederate attack fort Sumter?
To assert their sovereignty over South Carolina.
Who made the first attack on fort Sumter?
The fort was under union control before it was attacked by the south (south Carolina) and began the civil war.
Confederate attack on fort Sumter in what year?
The Battle of Fort Sumter ws April 12-13 1861
Was the attack on Fort Sumter a surprise attack?
it was a surprise attack because Lincoln told the Confederacy that he was sending food for his men but the south attacked them. ^- The south asked them to leave repeatedly. even said they would attack them if they wouldn't go, the people in fort sumter said they would leave if they didn't recive supplies. THEN lincoln sent them supplies. No it wasn't a surprise attack. they knew it was coming.
What 7 states seceded before the attack on Fort Sumter?
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas were the first seven states to leave the Union before Fort Sumter was bombarded.
