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Union troops continued to occupy Fort Sumter in 1860 because

he Confederacy could not seize federal property.

the United States had not officially recognized the right to secede.

the North and South had agreed not to seize each other’s forts.

the fort had strategic value only to the Union

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The correct answer is B) the United States had not officially recognized the right to secede.

Union troops continued to occupy Fort Sumter in 1860 because the United States had not officially recognized the right to secede.

Fort Sumpter was built in 1829 on an island located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Union troops occupied Fort Sumter in 1860 because the state of South Carolina had decided to secede from the Union. On April 12, 1861, President Lincoln troops were taking supplies to the Fort, Southern General P.G.T. Beauregard attacked the Fort. Union General Robert Anderson surrendered and the Confederates secured the Fort.

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The Fort Sumter was built on an island which is located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. This fort was constructed around the year 1829. The reason the Union continued to occupy Fort Sumter in 1860 is because the United States had not officially recognized the right of secession.

Why union troops continued to occupy Fort Sumter?

In 1860, union troops captured Fort Sumter because the state of South Carolina was of the view to secede from the union.

In 1861 , the fort was attacked again by Southern General P.G.T. Beauregard when the troops of president Lincoln were filling supplies in the fort.

These attacks were made by union troops continuously because the United States had not recognized the right to secede officially.

Therefore the correct option is B ,  the United States had not officially recognized the right to secede.

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