The Young Guard, Composed of Certain Senators and Representatives from the North

question 30

Multiple Choice

The Young Guard, composed of certain Senators and Representatives from the North,

• A) regarded preserving the Union as their top priority.
• B) agreed fully with the Old Guard on the issue of slavery.
• C) saw expansionism as a solution to the slavery question.
• D) gave support to John C. Calhoun's plan for rescuing the Union.
• E) were most interested in purging and purifying the Union than in preserving it.

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