What Impact Did Slavery Have on the Second Party System

question 34

Multiple Choice

What impact did slavery have on the second party system during the nineteenth century?

• A) The Civil War and the abolition of slavery led to the end of the Whig Party.
• B) The abolition of slavery led to the splintering of the major parties into smaller parties.
• C) Opposition to the abolition of slavery led to the formation of the Whig Party.
• D) The South formed a new party, the Republicans, to fight against the abolition of slavery.

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