Why did the Confederacy want to control Fort Sumter? O Fort Sumter was located in a Union state and controlling it would make it easier to hold off Union troops.

O Fort Sumter was located within the Confederacy, and it protected important shipping lanes and commercial areas

O Fort Sumter was located on the border of a Union state and a Confederate state, which gave it a high strategic
value

O Fort Sumter was located within the Confederacy, and the Union wanted to use it to store weapons and other
supplies

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"despite progress in the war, lincoln and most political pundits were convinced that he would lose his bid for reelection in 1864. the country was war weary and the democratic party's nominee, george mcclellan, was likely to negotiate a peace treaty with the confederacy if elected." - loc.gov

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explanation:

world war i began in 1914, after the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. during the conflict, germany, austria-hungary, bulgaria and the ottoman empire (the central powers) fought against great britain, france, russia, italy, romania, japan and the united states (the allied powers). to new military technologies and the horrors of trench warfare, world war i saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction. by the time the war was over and the allied powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.

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