Take off D; the North had won some battles up to that point. Rip off A; the South would never let go of slavery. Take off B, since the Union had some wins already. You can now clearly see where the answer is.
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The presidency of Lyndon Baines Johnson began on November 22, 1963, when Johnson became the 36th President of the United States upon the assassination of President John F. ... Kennedy, and ended on January 20, 1969.
President: Lyndon B. Johnson
Election: 1964
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The way that the spoils system affect politics during the gilded age is : it helped a political party gained supporters, and breaking the stalemate between democrats and republican.
The word you should have received was:
Independence