In maneuvering through Congress the abolition of the slave trade in Washington, D.C., Stephen A. Douglas could count on the votes of
a. most northern Democrats.
b. some southern moderates from the border states.
c. most northern Whigs.
d. the abolitionists.
e. all of these choices.
ANS: E
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