4. by tradition, when does the presidential campaign begin?
a. in september, following the national convention b. after a candidate has gained enough electoral votes in the primaries c. when a candidate is officially nominated at the national convention d. with the new hampshire primary

The battle of sabine pass is important because? a) it was a stalemate between union and confederate armies. b) it resulted in the largest confederate casualty in the war. c) it marks the failed attempt of the union army to invade the confederate state of texas. d) it was won by the union soldiers and marked a turning point in the western front of the war.