What Was Ominous for the Nation´s Future About the Sharp

question 16

Multiple Choice

What was ominous for the nation´s future about the sharp decline of the Whig party after the election of 1852?

• A) It meant the end of support for internal improvements and a strong financial system.
• B) It meant the end of any antislavery representation in the party system.
• C) It left the West with no party to represent its interests.
• D) It meant the demise of a two-party system in which both parties were national, and the rise instead of purely sectional political alignments.
• E) It led to a new era of one-party rule by the Democrats.