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i think it was because the south was attempting to suceed (im not sure how to spell that) and Lincoln viewed them simply as a group of rebels because he refused to let the United States split. So he sent troops to "control" the trouble makers.

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The South actually fired the first shot. On April 12, 1861 Confederate soldiers fired upon Fort Sumter when Union forces were staying, effectively beginning the Civil War.

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