The Main Plank of the Republican Party's 1860 Platform Called

question 21

Multiple Choice

The main plank of the Republican Party's 1860 platform called for

• A)a higher tariff.
• B)federal aid for railroad construction.
• C)a homestead act.
• D)abolishing the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
• E)exclusion of slavery from the territories.

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