In the election of 1860,

a. the Republicans called for a suspension of plans for a transcontinental railroad
b. Stephen Douglas received a larger popular vote than abraham lincoln
c. john bell and j. c. breckinridge, taken together, bested lincoln in the popular vote
d. the republicans won a narrow majority in congress
e. white southerners concluded their position in the union was hopeless

in the emancipation proclamation, President Abraham lincoln declared freedom for slaves
a. in the parts of the confederacy already under union control
b. in the slave states that had remained loyal to the union
c. that joined military
d. throughout all states that existed as part of the united states prior to the civil war
e. in the parts of the Confederacy still in rebellion

African American soldiers in the union
a. constituted a large segment of the initial volunteers who joined the war effort
b. died in combat in larger numbers than white soldiers
c. were not paid for their military service
d. experienced a higher mortality rate than white soldiers
e. were allowed only to dig trenches and transport water