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)

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

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

Answer 1

The correct response is: to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action.

Lincoln's communication regarding the supply of food to Fort Sumter was aimed at showing that he was not seeking to escalate tensions into open conflict at that time, while still trying to maintain the Union's presence in the fort.