I WILL MARK BRAINLIEST FOR BEST ANSWER ATTACK ON FORT SUMTER MARKED START OF WAR
PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “Who were Sumter’s defenders? Just 82 soldiers — including members of the
military band — aided by about 40 workmen employed at the fort.” (Paragraph
3)
B. “The bombardment of Fort Sumter was the first battle of the American Civil War.
Force had finally brought an end to the standoff between North and South.”
(Paragraph 6)
C. “He also called for a blockade of Confederate ports so the South couldn’t import
goods —including weapons —or export their cotton and tobacco.” (Paragraph 8)
D. “The first blood shed during the war is widely accepted to have been in
Maryland. A riot broke out in Baltimore when U. S. volunteers answering the
president’s call passed through on their way to Washington” (Paragraph 10)