The MOST significant result of the election of 1856 was that it
a. showed that the Democrats still remained the majority party in the country.
b. demonstrated the importance of charismatic leadership in the presidency.
c. foreshadowed an ominous sectional clash over slavery in the election of 1860.
d. offered the prospect of a viable presidential candidacy for Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas in 1860.
e. signalled the demise of the Know-Nothing (American) Party.
c
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a. Cherokee b. Seminole c. Creek d. Comanche
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A) increasing military spending by over fifty percent. B) cutting taxes to generate investments in the economy. C) trimming Social Security and Medicare. D) increasing federal revenue. E) increasing protective tariffs.
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A) Japan. B) the United States C) Britain. D) China. E) Germany.
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A) man had the power to reason. B) nurture is more important than nature. C) it denied God's power over man. D) humanity would need thousands of years to adjust to nature.