Which three parties were prominent in the election of 1856?
The Election of 1856 Explained

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Republicans, Know Nothings, Federalists
Democrats, Republicans, Whigs
Democrats, Whigs, Federalists
Democrats, Republicans, Know Nothings
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What was a significant act signed by Franklin Pierce that affected his popularity?
The Missouri Compromise
The Homestead Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Emancipation Proclamation
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Who was the Democratic candidate in the 1856 election?
Franklin Pierce
Stephen Douglas
James Buchanan
Lewis Cass
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main platform of the newly formed Republican Party in 1856?
Support for the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Expansion of slavery
Abolition of slavery
Stopping the expansion of slavery
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Who was the Republican candidate for the presidency in 1856?
Abraham Lincoln
John Fremont
Charles Sumner
William Dayton
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the Know Nothing Party's stance on immigration?
Supportive of only European immigrants
Neutral on immigration
Anti-immigration
Pro-immigration
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the Know Nothing Party's candidate in the 1856 election?
Daniel Banks
Andrew Jackson
Millard Fillmore
William Rufus King
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