The Whig Party Began to Disintegrate and Decline in the 1850s

question 17

Multiple Choice

The Whig party began to disintegrate and decline in the 1850s because they

• A) introduced a policy of low tariffs at a time when most Americans favored a high protective tariff.
• B) an internal, north-south split over the slavery issue.
• C) supported unlimited immigration and lost popularity among urban workers.
• D) became too closely identified with the nation's radical abolitionist faction.
• E) did not have a large enough free soil wing to attract Americans who wanted to move west.

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