Question

Which event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

Answer 1

The Civil War was a war (although Congress never issued a Declaration of War) unleashed in the United States from 1861 to 1865. As a result of the historical controversy over slavery, the war broke out in April, 1861, when the Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina, shortly after President Abraham Lincoln took office. The nationalists of the Union proclaimed loyalty to the Constitution of the United States. They clashed with secessionists from the Confederate States, who defended the rights of states to expand slavery.

Answer 2

March 4, 1861- Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the sixteenth president of the United States in Washington, DC. April 12, 1861- Southern forces fire upon Fort Sumter, South Carolina. The Civil War has formally begun.