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)
Responses
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 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