Which Statement Concerning the Presidential Election of 1852 Is True

question 97

Multiple Choice

Which statement concerning the presidential election of 1852 is true?

• A) The Whig party lost much support in the South and began to break up.
• B) Franklin Pierce won a close victory.
• C) Whig candidate Winfield Scott won by vigorously endorsing the Compromise of 1850.
• D) The Republican party made its first major electoral gains.
• E) Franklin Pierce refused to run for reelection.

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