The election of 1848 was a warning that: A) political parties ...

[Sportsfan2111]

Question 1

The issue of slavery in the territories came to a head when:
 
  A) California applied for statehood.
  B) Kansas split on slavery.
  C) silver was discovered in Nevada.
  D) Arizona applied for statehood.

Question 2

Southern political strategies of the 1850s depended on:
 
  A) stopping the Underground Railroad.
  B) the concept of Manifest Destiny.
  C) popular sovereignty.
  D) maintaining supremacy in the U.S. Senate.

Question 3

Southerners favored American expansion into Mexico and Cuba because they:
 
  A) felt that slavery could grow there.
  B) wanted to spread the American ideology of liberty.
  C) were strong nationalists.
  D) wanted a barrier against South American threats.

Question 4

Many northerners were fearful of what they called:
 
  A) the power of the purse.
  B) the power of King Cotton.'
  C) the slave power.
  D) Southern Power.

Question 5

The election of 1848 was a warning that:
 
  A) political parties no longer represented a national political community.
  B) Democratic attacks on slavery threatened to fragment the Union.
  C) the South was becoming a Whig-only region.
  D) the nation outweighed section in most voters' minds.

[canderson530]

Answer 1

Answer: A

Answer 2

Answer: D

Answer 3

Answer: A

Answer 4

Answer: C

Answer 5

Answer: A

[Sportsfan2111]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[olderstudent]

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