Why Did Democratic and Whig Party Lines Crumble in 1846

question 25

Multiple Choice

Why did Democratic and Whig Party lines crumble in 1846?

• A) Democrats and Whigs agreed that the United States shouldn't invade Mexico.
• B) The Methodist and Baptist churches divided into northern and southern branches.
• C) Northerners, regardless of party, supported the Wilmot Proviso, while southerners opposed it.
• D) They disagreed over U.S. policy toward Japan.
• E) Neither party could settle internal disputes over immigration policy, prompted by the gold rush.

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