What did President Lincoln risk if he chose to resupply Fort Sumter? abandonment of the fort by Union soldiers abandonment of the fort by Confederate soldiers the appearance of giving in to the Confederacy armed conflict with the Southern soldiers
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The last option is correct.
After President Abraham Lincoln took office in 1860, this was his first major test. When his office informed the Governor of South Carolina that supply ships were being sent to Fort Sumter, which was under a kind of siege by the Confederate armies, they were immediately told to evacuate the fort or face hostilities.
Following refusal by the Union government, the Confederates bombarded Fort Sumter.
After Abraham Lincoln who is a president took office in the year 1860, it is the first important test.
While his office actually informed the Governor of South Carolina which supply ships are fully being sent to the Fort Sumter.
It is actually under the type of siege by Confederate armies, they are immediately said for evacuating the face or face hostilities.