Question

select the correct answer.
why did it take more than a week for the news of president lincolns assassination to reach britain?
a. the transatlantic cable was not functional at that time.
b. the news was not published in american newspapers.
c. the ship carrying the cable met with rough weather.
d. british newspapers had initially refused to publish the news.
e. newspapers were slow to report the news.

Explanation:

Lincoln was assassinated in 1865. The first transatlantic cable (1858) failed quickly, and a reliable one wasn’t operational until 1866. Without a working cable, news had to cross the Atlantic by ship, taking over a week. Other options are incorrect: the news was published in U.S. papers, there’s no evidence of ship weather issues delaying this specific news, British papers didn’t refuse to publish, and U.S. papers reported the assassination promptly.

Answer:

A. The transatlantic cable was not functional at that time.