Which development best shows how slavery expansion reshaped American politics in the 1850s?
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Correct answer: The rise of the Republican Party as an antislavery expansion party
The Republican Party emerged in the 1850s largely in opposition to the expansion of slavery into western territories. Its rise reflected the collapse of older political coalitions and the growing importance of sectional divisions.
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