Spring 1, Part 3 Set 2

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The Free-Soil Party nominated _____________ as its presidential candidate, even though he had supported the gag rule that nullified consideration of any abolitionist petitions while he was President.

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Martin Van Buren

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Which group did not merge with the others in 1848 to form the Free-Soil Party? Options: Cotton Whigs, Antislavery Democrats, Conscience Whigs, Liberty Party

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Cotton Whigs

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In his final written public address as president, George Washington warned of two dangers to American prosperity: political parties and _____________.

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foreign wars

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President Polk’s 1846 veto against the rivers and harbors bill, he recognized that Congress had funded projects for many decades to make navigation safer. The distinction, he believed, was that these projects were not connected with _______________.

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foreign commerce

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Unlike previous elections, in which the parties’ congressional delegations would gather to nominate a candidate, the election of ________ was the first in which a majority of states held conventions to endorse a candidate.

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1828