The risk Lincoln took when he decided to send supplies to Fort Sumter was armed conflict with the Southern soldiers. Sending supplies to the fort, which was located in Charleston Harbor, would likely provoke a military response from the Confederacy, which had already declared that it would not allow the resupply of the fort. This decision ultimately led to the bombardment of Fort Sumter by Confederate forces, marking the beginning of the Civil War.
What risk did Lincoln take when he decided to send supplies to Fort Sumter?
abandonment of the fort by Union soldiers
abandonment of the fort by Confederate soldiers
the appearance of giving in to the Confederacy
armed conflict with the Southern soldiers
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