A is the answer. The first Bull Run was early in the war, and much of the North was convinced it would end quickly-people had even brought out chairs to watch the firefight. However, their visions were soon shattered.
B is wrong: the South had plenty of troops, and even if it did not, Bull Run was no indication.
C is wrong: Bull Run was a failure for the North, so it would not indicate to Lincoln that the North was overstocked on troops.
Similarly, D is wrong: the war actually would take longer.
First is d I think the second one is c
Colonists chooses through an election process.
1. D. It sought to outlaw consumption of alcohol. The temperance movement tried to ban alcohol because they needed sober laborers to use heavy machinery properly.
2. A. National Women's Party (NWP). Actually, both the NWP and the CU (another advocate group for women's suffrage), picketed the white house in 1917.