Samuel Tilden, the Democratic candidate, won the popular vote.
The disputed electoral votes were in South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana.
It could be argued that "C) Africa" could be <span>described as a "group of peninsulas" bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Black Sea, but this would be a strange characterization to make . </span><span />
To seek greater economic opportunities and some to search of religious freedom
I believe it is A or B.
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