[Non-Sequitur]

Also, the north started the war. They pressured the south until they were forced to fire on Fort Sumter.

The ever popular "We wuz so stoopid we done fell for Linkum's trap" defense.

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The ever popular "We wuz so stoopid we done fell for Linkum's trap" defense.

Actually, the trap Lincoln set was for the Northern people. He needed public approval for his war and succeeded in pulling a "head fake" on the Northern populace with Fort Sumter.