History of Africa

What event changed the slavery crisis into a civil war?

The event that transformed the slavery debate into a civil war was the attack on Fort Sumter in South Carolina on April 12, 1861. Following Abraham Lincoln's inauguration, Confederate forces fired upon Fort Sumter, marking the beginning of the American Civil War. The attack led to the declaration of war by both sides, thus escalating the sectional tensions and political disagreements between the North and South into a full-scale civil war.