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How did americans disagree over the role of federal and state goverment before and durning the civil war

Why do you think this exchange happened in a private meeting?

By choosing to resupply fort sumter, abraham lincoln risked a. abandonment of the fort by union soldiers. b. abandonment of the fort by confederate soldiers. c. the appearance of giving in to confederate secession. d. armed conflict with southern soldiers.