Question

Union troops continued to occupy Fort Sumter in 1860 because

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) the United States had not officially recognized the right to secede.

Union troops continued to occupy Fort Sumter in 1860 because the United States had not officially recognized the right to secede.

Fort Sumpter was built in 1829 on an island located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Union troops occupied Fort Sumter in 1860 because the state of South Carolina had decided to secede from the Union. On April 12, 1861, President Lincoln troops were taking supplies to the Fort, Southern General P.G.T. Beauregard attacked the Fort. Union General Robert Anderson surrendered and the Confederates secured the Fort.

Answer 2

the United States had not officially recognized the right to secede

B