Answer: The answer is; <u>A. The transatlantic cable was not functional at that time. </u>
Explanation:
The transatlantic cable was not yet done at the time of President Lincoln's assassination. The news was delivered via a steamship and took a week to reach Britain. In the U.S, the transcontinental telegraph was completed and news reached others quite fast.
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