1. Choose the correct understatement definition from the following statements: A. Saying something under oneâs breath so that no one can understand it. B. Describing a situation in weaker terms than might be expected, thereby minimizing it. C. Expressing something in an exaggerated way to impress others.
After all, it was they who demanded modernization in terms of labor, land ownership and the rights of human beings. Essentially, the Republican Party of Abraham Lincoln promoted the individual freedoms of all men as well as the rights for all to receive a public education. Democrats, at the time, spoke of social progression, but did not act on it.
In 1864, Republican Abraham Lincoln chose Andrew Johnson, a Democratic senator from Tennessee, as his Vice Presidential candidate. Lincoln was looking for Southern support. He hoped that by selecting Johnson he would appeal to Southerners who never wanted to leave the Union.