Question

select the correct answer.
why did the armed forces of south carolina fire at the federal forces at fort sumter?
a. south carolina wanted to capture federal forces at fort sumter.
b. the federal forces prevented south carolina from raising an armed militia.
c. the federal forces had forcibly captured fort sumter in south carolina.
d. federal forces refused to surrender fort sumter to the confederacy.

Explanation:

After South Carolina seceded from the Union, Fort Sumter was still held by federal forces. The Confederacy (of which South Carolina was a part) demanded the surrender of the fort. When the federal forces refused, South Carolina's armed forces fired on Fort Sumter.

Answer:

D. Federal forces refused to surrender Fort Sumter to the Confederacy.