(A) The south immediately surrendered
(B) Lincoln compromised with the south to end the war
(C) ** Lincoln got elected to a second term
(D) The Union completed the Anaconda Plan
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Concept note-1: -Altogether, 212 electoral votes were counted in Congress for Lincoln – more than enough to win the presidency even if all of the states in rebellion had participated and voted against him. Lincoln was highly popular with soldiers and they in turn recommended him to their families back home.
Concept note-2: -The presidency of Abraham Lincoln began on March 4, 1861, when Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the 16th president of the United States, and ended upon his assassination and death on April 15, 1865, 42 days into his second term.
Concept note-3: -By the time of Lincoln’s inauguration on March 4, 1861, seven states had seceded, and the Confederate States of America had been formally established, with Jefferson Davis as its elected president. One month later, the American Civil War began when Confederate forces under General P.G.T.