U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
the British were cornered with the us army and french army on land blocking any path of escape and the french navy cutting of their escape routes by sea
<span><span>The Electoral College is an example of <span>indirect </span>election, or a proces in which voters in an election do not actually choose between candidates for an office but rather elect persons who will then make the choice.</span><span>American presidential elections are not decided by popular vote.</span><span>The members of the Electoral College are divided by represented states and are scaled based on the population from each state.</span></span>