What Position Did Both the Democrats and Whigs Support in the 1852

question 7

Multiple Choice

What position did both the Democrats and Whigs support in the 1852 presidential election?

• A) a ban on the expansion of slavery into the territories
• B) support of the Compromise of 1850
• C) women's suffrage
• D) repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act
• E) use of the popular vote rather than electoral college to determine the election's winner

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