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.
a
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A) to attack the Soviet Union from the east B) to invade the U.S. mainland C) to occupy British India D) to destroy what remained of the U.S. fleet
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A) they feared economic subordination B) they preferred their homemade goods C) shipping made the goods too expensive D) the goods were of inferior quality
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A) assimilation of other cultures and development of a polyglot society. B) manumission of slaves. C) monumental cities. D) monotheism. E) monumental religious and burial structures.
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