Why was Fort Sumter fired upon in 1861? Union soldiers wanted to destroy the arsenal in the fort.
Confederates wanted to confiscate it after northern attempts to re-supply
The fort was needed to train soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts regiment.
Lincoln was elected president in 1860.

What did populists set their sights on after achieving some success on a local level in the late 1800s?

Which of the following people would a member of congress most likely contact for information on pending revenue legislation? a) a bureaucrat in a foreign government's revenue service. b) the host of a popular talk show c) the staff at one of the congressional support agencies d) athletes on a professional sports team form a major city

6–7. white-collar crime. matthew simpson and others created and operated a series of corporate entities to defraud telecommunications companies, creditors, credit reporting agencies, and others. through these entities, simpson and the others used routing codes and spoofing services to make long-distance calls appear to be local. they stole other firms’ network capacity and diverted payments to themselves. they leased goods and services without paying for them. to hide their association with their corporate entities and with each other, they used false identities, addresses, and credit histories, and issued false bills, invoices, financial statements, and credit references,. did these acts constitute mail and wire fraud? discuss. [united states v. simpson, 741 f.3d 539 (5th cir. 2014)] (see types of crimes.)