What Lesson Did the Whigs Learn from the Election of 1836

question 21

Multiple Choice

What lesson did the Whigs learn from the election of 1836?

• A) that the basis for a united national opposition existed
• B) that they could never defeat the Democrats
• C) that an emphasis on the issue of slavery was the key to victory
• D) that regionalism was a more powerful force than they had imagined

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