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)

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

to inform the Confederacy of his desire to begin open fighting
to inform the Confederacy of his desire to begin open fighting

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

Answer 1

The correct response is:

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

Lincoln aimed to avoid escalating tensions further and to present his actions as humanitarian rather than aggressive, which would hopefully prevent a conflict while still maintaining the Union's presence at Fort Sumter.