What Key Component of the 1860 Republican Platform Had Never

question 27

Multiple Choice

What key component of the 1860 Republican platform had never before been part of a major party's platform?

• A) There should be no national banking system.
• B) Slavery should be abolished in the Upper South.
• C) Slavery should not be extended into new states and territories.
• D) Federal money should be used to improve and extend transportation.

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