Election of 1860 and Secession

AP US History· difficulty 3/5

The Republican Party formed in the mid-1850s on a platform of

A
$Stopping the expansion of slavery into the territories$
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B
$Aggressively expanding slavery into all Western territories$
C
$Establishing a national Protestant church by amendment$
D
$Promoting unrestricted free trade as their defining issue$

Explanation

United former Whigs, Free Soilers, and anti-slavery Democrats; emerged as a major party rapidly.

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