Why did lincoln inform the confederacy that he would be sending troops or weapons as food were sent to fort sumter?

The correct answer is "to convince the Confederacy that he did not intend any military actions. "

Lincoln informed the Confederacy that he would not be sending troops or weapons as food supplies were sent to Fort Sumter.

Fort Sumpter was located in Charleston, South Carolina. President Abrahan Lincoln wanted to send a clear message that he had no intentions to start an armed conflict there when he informed the Confederacy that he would not be sending troops or weapons as food supplies were sent to Fort Sumter.  

Unfortunately, Fort Sumpter held two battles during the Civil War. The first one started on April 12, 1861. The second one was on September 18, 1863. Many lives were lost during those battles.  

The other options of the question were, a) to allow the Confederacy to retain full ownership of the fort, c) to give the Confederacy a false sense of security and then attack, and d) to inform the Confederacy of his desire to open fighting.

it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.  

i am 99% sure that the increase of goods was because of nafta nafta stands for the north american free trade agreement to lift tariffs