Why did the armed forces of South Carolina fire at the federal forces at Fort Sumter? A. South Carolina wanted to capture federal forces at Fort Sumter. B. The federal forces prevented South Carolina from raising an armed militia. C. The federal forces had forcibly captured Fort Sumter in South Carolina. D. Federal forces refused to surrender Fort Sumter to the Confederacy.

John locke viewed the social contract as a choice or "consent of the governed", where the people possess the power to change government. how did thomas hobbes see the social contract? man is born in chains, but can be set free through good deeds. man is born happy, but becomes more miserable as he ages. man is born poor, but can rely on other individuals for security. man is born selfish, but can give up some freedom in return for security provided by the government.