All of the Following Contributed to Growing Polarization in U

question 43

Multiple Choice

All of the following contributed to growing polarization in U.S. politics over slavery except

• A)the Mexican-American War.
• B)the Fourteenth Amendment.
• C)John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.
• D)the Dred Scott decision.

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