The Northern Democratic Party was a leg of the Democratic Party during the 1860 presidential election. It was when the party split in two due to problems with slavery. Stephen A. Douglas was the nominee and lost to Abraham Lincoln.
The answer is a. the first state was delaware
"The Spanish-American War, while dominating the media, also fueled the United States' first media wars in the era of yellow journalism. ... This is a satire of the Pulitzer and Hearst newspapers' role in drumming up U.S. public opinion to go to war with Spain."
The silk road gave people new places to explore and new things to trade. The silk road boosted trade.
