<span>b. to express and explain policy to the public</span>
Abraham Lincoln won the presidency in 1860 because the pro slavery vote was split between several candidates. He ran against three others. They were Northern Democrat Stephen Douglas, Southern Democrat John C. Breckenridge and Constitutional Union candidate John Bell. Lincoln was the only Republican and the first to win a presidential election.
Answer:
The "rights of Englishmen" are the perceived traditional rights of English subjects and later English speaking subjects of the British crown. ... Belief in these rights subsequently became a widely accepted justification for the American Revolution.
Explanation:
The phrase "rights of Englishmen" meant common law rights that were fundamental in the sense that neither the monarch nor parliament would dare to change or violate them. These rights were established by a king issuing or signing a charter.
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