Author Question: The Republicans lost the 1856 election in part because of a. southern threats that a Republican ... (Read 57 times)

Mollykgkg · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

The Republicans lost the 1856 election in part because of

a. southern threats that a Republican victory would tantamount be a declaration of war.
b. lingering support for slavery in the North.
c. northern bullyism.
d. the North's unwillingness at this stage to let the South depart in peace.
e. the division between Democrats and Know-Nothings.

Question 2

Identify the statement that is false.

a. Most of the early African immigrants gained their freedom.
b. The legal difference between a slave and a servant was unclear early on in colonial history.
c. Slavery in American began for economic reasons.
d. Slavery was harshest in the deep South.
e. Some slaves became slave owners once they were freed.