What was the most important factor in Abraham Lincoln's 1864 ...

[MirandaLo]

What was the most important factor in Abraham Lincoln's 1864 reelection victory?
 
  A) He furloughed Union soldiers so that they could vote for him.
  B) Atlanta fell to Union forces in September 1864.
  C) There was no organized political opposition to his re-election.
  D) Lincoln's lenient plan for postwar reconstruction appealed to many.
  E) He issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

Question 2

Thomas Wentworth Higginson, who commanded the Union's first African-American regiment, observed that his troops
 
  A) felt no sense of revenge toward their former masters
  B) had strong affection for their former masters
  C) were irrelevant to the war effort
  D) behaved in such a way as to question the fight for their freedom
  E) were never able to function as a disciplined fighting force

[sultansheikh]

Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A