The Republican platform of 1860
a. supported John Brown's raid
b. promised to stop the spread of slavery into new territories
c. promised to provide access to public land for homesteaders
d. promised to fund a transcontinental railroad
e. promised to raise the tariff
Ans: a. supported John Brown's raid
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