Humanities Homework Help

In 4-5 sentences, respond to the following:

The main political issues facing the candidates in 1864 was the end of the war, how would it end and what would be done. Would the Union be put back together or would the South remain an independent nation, would slavery be banished for good or would slaver continue on? Lincoln was falling far behind in the race for his second term in the white house, the war was long and hard and at this point it was becoming drawn out and no longer in public favor (Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union, 2008) meaning Lincoln was looking bad in the eyes of his public. However, with the victory at Atlanta patriotism grew and the North was back in favor of winning the war making Lincoln back in the public favor for president of his second term (Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union, 2008). I truly do believe that Lincoln’s re-election was in question. This civil war had taken this country through hell, though it was not Lincoln’s fault the war was being fought in the eyes of the nation it was because he was their commander in Chief. By 1864 every person in the United States had felt the wrath of war and in the eye of the people that is Lincoln’s fault. Had it not been for a victory of a southern strong hold at that very time, and a promising end to the war, I don’t believe Lincoln would have received enough support to win his second term. Once a president is in charge through a time of war people want change they want better and I think the same thing would have happened here had it not been for a huge victory and an end come into sight.