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The actual fighting of the American Civil War began at Fort Sumter because:

Confederate forces attempted to capture Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet there
The Union military launched a full invasion of South Carolina from the fort
The Confederacy attacked after Lincoln said he would resupply the garrison
The fort was the primary site of a slave insurrection

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Correct answer: The Confederacy attacked after Lincoln said he would resupply the garrison

Lincoln notified South Carolina that he would send 'provisions only' to the fort. Fearing a trick and wanting to assert sovereignty, Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard opened fire on April 12, 1861.

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