Discuss the effect of the Civil War and sectionalism on the development of political parties in the United States.

What will be an ideal response?


The issue of slavery divided the Whig Party, with most southern Whigs supporting slavery and most northern ones opposing it. The Republican Party formed as a single-issue party against slavery. Most Republicans were located outside of the South.

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What will be an ideal response?

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a. deportation b. de-Americanization c. stigmatization d. incarceration

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7 The U.S. Supreme Court and most state supreme courts largely have mandatory jurisdiction

a. true b. false

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The majority of whites saw President Obama as biracial or multiracial, while the majority of African-Americans saw him as African-American

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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