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Why did Lincoln send a ship to Fort Sumter in April 1861?

Union troops desperately needed food and water.



Union troops had run out of ammunition.



Union troops had been attacked by the Confederacy.



Union troops were about to surrender to the Confederacy.

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Answer: Union troops desperately needed food and water.

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Answer: Union troops had been attacked by the confederacy

Explanation: Fort Sumter was the first battle of the Civil War.

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