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Some historians date the start of the Civil War to April 1861 when

SAT · US History · previous-year question

  1. A.John Brown led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry
  2. B.South Carolina seceded from the United States
  3. C.Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, South Carolina
  4. D.President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
  5. E.Union troops laid siege to Richmond, Virginia

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