By 1876, Florida was still controlled by Republicans.
He was the first president from the West.
He was the first president who came from the working class.
He had a more limited education than previous presidents.
Because of his direct campaigning, he had more support among “common men” than previous presidents.
He disliked the power of the “Eastern aristocracy.”
No one, not even he could have averted the war without a historical wrong that could no longer be justified in a democracy - the continuation of legal human bondage in the United States. But to answer the question. Yes, I think it was very possible that no guns had to fire, and it would have been to me a revolting development.
The third opinion is the correct one
