When Lincoln sent food supplies to Fort Sumter, why did he inform the Confederacy that he would not be sending troops or weapons? (1 point)

Question

A. to inform the Confederacy of his desire to begin open fighting
B. to allow the Confederacy to retain full ownership of the fort
C. to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action
D. to give the Confederacy a false sense of security and then attack

Answer 1

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