Which Does NOT Help Explain Why Whig Party Candidate General

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which does NOT help explain why Whig Party candidate General Winfield Scott was crushed in the 1852 presidential campaign?

• A) The Compromise of 1850 weakened the political differences between Whigs and Democrats.
• B) The Whigs did not succeed in rallying public interest in a major political issue.
• C) The Whigs alienated nativists by actively seeking the immigrant vote.
• D) The Whig nominee lost northern support by allying himself with the antislavery wing of the party.
• E) The Whig nominee lost southern support by allying himself with the antislavery wing of the party.

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