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U.s. History: The Election of 1864

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The route to victory for Abraham Lincoln was not assured during his campaign for reelection in 1864. Read about how the course of the war was affecting his popularity, and find out about the Democratic opposition to his policies. Find a map that shows the distribution of the electoral votes and the percentage of popular votes for the two candidates.

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Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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