The Two Major Parties Kept the Focus of the 1848

question 11

Multiple Choice

The two major parties kept the focus of the 1848 presidential election campaign on

• A) the personalities of Senator Cass and General Taylor.
• B) addressing the slavery issue through popular sovereignty.
• C) further expansion into Cuba and Central America.
• D) Indian removal and homesteading.
• E) the economy.

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