Contra that should be the one
Let's think about this. What would HURT Lincoln's chances of winning? If Douglas supported Lincoln, his votes would go to Lincoln, HELPING him. (A is wrong). If the Constitutional Union supported Lincoln, THEIR votes would go to him and also help (B is wrong).
But at this point, the Democratic party was split over the issue of slavery, leading to the Southern Democratic party. If the parties were still united, they probably would have been able to overpower the Republicans. C is correct!
Answer: C. the democratic parties staying together rather than splitting.
Answer:
The "Scramble for Africa" is the invasion, occupation, colonization and annexation of African territory by European powers during the period of New Imperialism, between 1881 and 1914. It is also called the Partition of Africa and the Conquest of Africa.
Explanation:
The correct answer is <span>Louisiana Purchase
Basically, France lost a war with Britain and the United States believed that Britain might ask for the territory in order to come back to the continent. In order to prevent this, they decided to buy the territory from France which doubled the territory of the United States and opened up further passages to the west. Thomas Jefferson was the president who approved of this.</span>
