Answer:
Following Beauregard's bombardment in 1861, Confederate forces occupied Fort Sumter and used it to marshal a defense of Charleston Harbor. Once it was completed and better armed, Fort Sumter allowed the Confederates to create a valuable hole in the Union blockade of the Atlantic seaboard.
Taxation without Representation
The group which use literacy tests during the post Reconstruction years is the African American and the correct answer among the choices you give is letter D. I hope you are satisfied with my answer and feel free to ask for more if you have a question and clarifications
Q. Which of the following executive departments assists the president with foreign policy?
A. Department of State