What decision did David make to make just prior to the beginning of the civil war

surrender Southern forces or face annihilation attack the Northern city of Washington, D.C. fire on Fort Sumter or let it be replenished stop acts of secession or be impeached.

Explanation:

C.)fire on Fort Sumter or let it be replenished

Union forces surrender at Fort Sumter

decision which Davis made to make just prior to the beginning of the Civil War was to C.)fire on Fort Sumter or let it be replenished. The situation around Fort Sumter increasingly began to resemble a siege and eventually Confederate gained victory

After a 33-hour bombardment by Confederate cannons, Union forces surrender Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor. The first engagement of the war ended in Rebel victory. The surrender concluded a standoff that began with South Carolina's secession from the Union on December 20, 1860.

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