Author Question: James Buchanan won the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1856 because he a. campaigned ... (Read 78 times)

cartlidgeashley · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

James Buchanan won the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1856 because he

a. campaigned against the policy of popular sovereignty.
b. had gained fame as a western explorer and soldier.
c. controlled the key swing state of Pennsylvania.
d. had extensive administrative and foreign policy experience.
e. could distance himself and the Democrats from the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Question 2

By the mid-eighteenth century, the overwhelming majority of North American colonies shared all of the following similarities except

a. full democratic participation by all colonists in political affairs, regardless of social and economic class.
b. the dominant use of English in language.
c. the dominance of Protestantism in religion.
d. increased opportunity for social mobility.
e. some degree of ethnic and religious toleration.