How did the Missouri Compromise affect the political parties of the 'Era of Good Feelings'?
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Correct answer: It exposed sectional divisions within the Democratic-Republican Party
The crisis revealed that despite the lack of a two-party system at the time, the nation was deeply divided along Northern and Southern lines. This internal tension eventually contributed to the splintering of the Democratic-Republicans into the Whigs and Democrats.
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