Decision Two: Fort Sumter

• Since South Carolina seceded, they have insisted that United States soldiers leave their state and go back north

• In the middle of Charleston, South Carolina, there is a U.S. Fort, occupied by 80 United States soldiers

• South Carolinians have sent the soldiers a warning to evacuate by April 12, 1861 or be blown out by force

• The men in the fort realize that they don't stand a chance of maintaining their presence there

• The commander of the Fort, Major Robert Anderson, has messaged President Lincoln for orders

• Lincoln's advisors are all of the opinion that Fort Sumter should be evacuated before there is violence

Watch the recommendation of Lincoln's advisors:

DECISION: You are Lincoln. Do you trust your advisors and allow your soldiers to peacefully evacuate Fort Sumter so that they live, or do you insist that they hold their ground?

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