Question

In the election of 1860:__________.

a. the Republicans called for a suspension of plans for a transcontinental railroad
b. Stephen Douglas received a larger popular vote than abraham lincoln
c. john bell and j. c. breckinridge, taken together, bested lincoln in the popular vote
d. the republicans won a narrow majority in congress
e. white southerners concluded their position in the union was hopeless
In the emancipation proclamation, President Abraham lincoln declared freedom for slaves:___________.
a. in the parts of the confederacy already under union control
b. in the slave states that had remained loyal to the union
c. that joined military
d. throughout all states that existed as part of the united states prior to the civil war
e. in the parts of the Confederacy still in rebellion

Answer 1

1st: i would say it is E. after Lincoln won the election the south felt unrepresented and in 1961 the civil war started

2nd: I would say D. the emancipation proclamation made slavery illegal across the land and "D" best describes the proclamation