Question

Why did Lincoln inform the Confederacy that he would not be sending troops or weapons as food supplies were sent to Fort Sumter?
(1 point)
Responses

to allow the Confederacy to retain full ownership of the fort
to allow the Confederacy to retain full ownership of the fort

to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action
to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action

to give the Confederacy a false sense of security and then attack
to give the Confederacy a false sense of security and then attack

to inform the Confederacy of his desire to begin open fighting

Answer 1

to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action

Lincoln wanted to show he was only resupplying food, not reinforcing weapons or troops, so the South would not view the federal government as the aggressor and would bear responsibility if it fired first.