In 1860 and 1861,President James Buchanan Asserted

Multiple Choice

In 1860 and 1861,President James Buchanan asserted

A) that he would not resupply Fort Sumter, as it was a lost cause.
B) that states had the constitutional right to secede from the United States.
C) that the federal government had no authority to stop a state from seceding from the Union.
D) All these answers are correct.
E) that he would surrender Fort Sumter if South Carolina would rejoin the Union.