That seems to be what you're saying when you state your belief that Lincoln tricked them into firing on Sumter. The fact is that Davis knew exactly what his attack would mean but he did it anyway.
That is not what i said. I said Lincoln knew that the south would fire on federal troops if he did not evacuate the fort. He did not trick them he simply made them the aggressors, all he had to do was leave the fort and take the compensation. He wouldn’t even meet with the CSA about the fort. What makes you people think it was ok to revolt against england, but not for the south to revolt? Can you not see the similarities?