How did the fall of Fort Sumter lead to war?

A. Fort Sumter was the first capital of the Confederacy, and attacks on it led to the war.

B. The Confederate States believed that the Union attack on Fort Sumter was an

act of war.

C. Jefferson Davis believed that the US government's lack of support for structural improvements of the fort were acts of war.

D. Once Fort Sumter fell, the South was treated as a separate nation, which led to the secession of eight states.

Answer: D. Once Fort Sumter fell, the South was treated as a separate nation, which led to the secession of eight states.

Explanation:

Maj. Robert Anderson, Sumter's commander, respectfully but strongly rejected a formal surrender demand, requested by the Confederates. The next morning, Confederate batteries began a 34-hour bombardment. Anderson's ninety-man garrison were no match for the concentric fire from Confederate artillery. Offered honorable terms on April 14, Anderson surrendered the Federal fort, saluted his U. S. flag with fifty guns, and, with his command, was conveyed to the fleet outside the harbor to be taken to New York City. Undoubtedly, the Confederates fired the first shot of the war and with that rash act removed many difficulties from Lincoln's path in his efforts to preserve the Union. On the fifteenth Lincoln personally penned a proclamation declaring the seven Southern states in insurrection against the laws of the United States.

The answer is D. Once Fort Sumter fell, the South was treated as a separate nation, which led to the secession of eight states.