Simon Preston ran an impressive campaign for the US Presidential elections for several months. Today, after the elections; he has finally defeated his only rival, John Hampstead, to become the country’s president. What is the least number of votes that Simon must have obtained in order to win the elections? A. 250 B. 260 C. 270 D. 280

It was the first presidential election to take place after the conclusion of the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery. It was the first election in which African Americans could vote in the reconstructed Southern states, in accordance with the First Reconstruction Act.

I'M NOT SURE

Explanation:

c.

worked constantly and gave many sincere speeches about the importance of independence