The Panic of 1857

question 8

Multiple Choice

The Panic of 1857

• A) became by far the worst depression in American history.
• B) ended sectional bickering for a time as groups came together to restore the economy.
• C) greatly weakened the confidence of southerners in their cotton economy.
• D) was triggered by the violence in Kansas as residents feared for their lives.
• E) inspired southerners to insist northerners should embrace slavery to avoid white workers voting

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