Question

What made Barack Obama’s election to the presidency in 2008 historically significant?

Obama was the first president to ask for “hope and change.”

Obama chose a female vice-presidential candidate.

Obama was the nation’s first African-American president.

Obama offered an innovative solution to the Great Recession.

Answer 1

Obama was the nation’s first African-American president.

Step-by-step explanation:

The other options are excellent points but his historical significance lies in being the first african american president.