What was the political landscape in America like in the 1850s before the Republican Party was established?

The Collapse of the Second Party System and the Rise of the Republican Party

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Dominated by the Libertarian Party
Dominated by the Green Party
Dominated by the Democratic and Whig Parties
Dominated by the Republican Party
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main purpose of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
To promote industrialization
To establish a national bank
To abolish slavery in all states
To balance the number of slave and free states
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the Democratic Senator from Illinois who played a key role in the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
John C. Fremont
James Buchanan
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main idea behind the concept of popular sovereignty promoted by Stephen A. Douglas?
Congress should decide the status of slavery
The Supreme Court should decide the status of slavery
The President should decide the status of slavery
Residents of a territory should decide the status of slavery
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the reaction of the North to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Unanimous approval
Supportive
Indifferent
Indignant resistance
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one of the major political consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Strengthening of the Whig Party
Formation of the Republican Party
End of the Civil War
Unification of the Democratic Party
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the Illinois Whig who spoke out against the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen A. Douglas
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
James Buchanan
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