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Question
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 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

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

to avoid provoking the Confederacy into starting a conflict