Which of the following marked the beginning of the civil war

March 4, 1861- Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the sixteenth president of the United States in Washington, DC. April 12, 1861- Southern forces fire upon Fort Sumter, South Carolina. The Civil War has formally begun.

the answer would be logic.

no statements but ok.

the statement that best describes the idea of manifest destiny that was used in the 19th century would be that "it was fate that the united states would continue to  expand westward," since people thought the us was "destined" to do so.