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Discuss The Republican Party was a fringe outlier in 1854, yet by 1860 it had captured the presidency. Why and how did this come about? What factors drove the rise of the Republican Party?

1. Why did the slavery question come to dominate American politics and society by 1832? Account for the significance of the Missouri Compromise, slave revolts, economic factors, and the idea of nullification. 2. The United States underwent a substantial transformation from 1800 to 1860, especially with regard to population, economics, and transportation. Discuss the major […]