Form 12: The Election of 1864 and Political Triumph Exercise

Form 12: The Election of 1864 and Political Triumph

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Form 12: The Election of 1864 and Political Triumph

Examine the presidential election of 1864 and Lincoln's political victory during the war.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    Who was the Democratic candidate who ran against Abraham Lincoln in the presidential election of 1864?

  2. MultiChoice

    What was the main platform of the Democratic Party during the 1864 election?

  3. MultiChoice

    What was Lincoln's personal expectation regarding his re-election in the summer of 1864?

  4. MultiChoice

    Which major event fundamentally shifted Northern public opinion in favor of Lincoln right before the 1864 election?

  5. MultiChoice

    How did Union soldiers in the field vote in the 1864 presidential election?

  6. MultiChoice

    What was the Electoral College outcome for Lincoln against McClellan in 1864?

  7. MultiChoice

    Why was holding the 1864 election historically remarkable?

  8. MultiChoice

    What mandate did Lincoln's re-election victory provide for his administration?

  9. MultiChoice

    Which Union general cleared Confederate forces from the Shenandoah Valley in autumn 1864, boosting Northern morale?

  10. MultiChoice

    Which three states were the only ones won by Democratic candidate George McClellan in 1864?

  11. MultiChoice

    Which Radical Republican candidate briefly ran an independent campaign in 1864 before withdrawing to support Lincoln?

  12. MultiChoice

    What secret pledge did Lincoln write in August 1864 in the event he lost the election?