SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
DRED SCOTT
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Question
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How did the Dred Scott decision affect the election in 1860?
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it gave rise to the Know-Nothing Party, which won the election
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it gave rise to the Free Soil Party, which won the election
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it strengthened the Democratic Party, which won the election
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it strengthened the Republican Party, which won the election
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott decision that the Missouri Compromise’s prohibition of slavery in territories was unconstitutional, an increasingly diverse body of opponents of slavery rallied around the Republican Party.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did the Dred Scott decision affect the election in 1860? It gave rise to the Know-Nothing Party, which won the election.
Detailed explanation-3: -How would the early Republican Party have felt about the Dred Scott decision? It would have supported it because it abolished slavery.
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