USA HISTORY

True or False:When Abraham Lincoln won reelection in 1864 it meant that the Union wanted to continue fighting in the Civil War.

(A) ** True

(B) False

Concept note-1: -As President, he built the Republican Party into a strong national organization. Further, he rallied most of the northern Democrats to the Union cause. On January 1, 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy.

Concept note-2: -Lincoln’s decision to fight rather than to let the Southern states secede was not based on his feelings towards slavery. Rather, he felt it was his sacred duty as President of the United States to preserve the Union at all costs.

Concept note-3: -Lincoln successfully presided over the Union victory in the American Civil War, which dominated his presidency and resulted in the end of slavery. Lincoln took office following the 1860 presidential election, in which he won a plurality of the popular vote in a four-candidate field.

Concept note-4: -Which best describes how the status of the Civil War affected Lincoln’s reelection chances in 1864? The Civil War was nearing its end, which helped Lincoln’s chances of winning.