Lincoln informed the Confederacy that he would not be sending troops or weapons but only food supplies to Fort Sumter to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action. This approach aimed to prevent an escalation of conflict while still providing support to the fort.
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 to inform the Confederacy of his desire to begin open fighting
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