Question 9 (1 point)
Which of the following is NOT true about the Election of 1864?

Lincoln lost the popular vote but won the electoral vote

The Democratic Party was very split and this caused issues during the election

The two president candidates were Abraham Lincoln and George B McClellan

The Union capture of Atlanta and the victory at Cedar Creek in the Shenandoah
Valley would change public opinion about the war

The Democratic Party was very split and this caused issues during the election

Explanation:

The Democratic Party was very split and this caused issues during the election

You probably already finished this quiz, but to help others the answer is:

abraham lincoln, according to anyone who was connected with agriculture, represented the worst of northern politicians. shortly after lincoln was elected, south carolina seceded from the union. they along with other southern states, retained their anger. in a way, it was their own fault: the democrats were split in the south. some wanted slavery to be extended in other states that were about to join the union and some didn't want it badly enough. lincoln had a solid backing from his party: the republicans were united in not wanting slavery to be expanded.

the congress realized that action had to be.