-Why Was a Charging Buffalo, as Shown in the Cartoon

question 7

Multiple Choice

-Why was a charging buffalo, as shown in the cartoon "The Buffalo Hunt," selected as the symbol of Martin Van Buren's Free-Soil Party in the 1848 presidential election?

• A) The buffalo symbolized the party's support for extending slavery into the West.
• B) Free-Soilers held their nominating convention in Buffalo, New York.
• C) The buffalo was an aggressive animal known to charge its enemies.
• D) Free-Soilers wanted to bring attention to the endangered status of the buffalo.

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