Answer:
Party: Democratic
Person Who Got Closest But Didn’t Win: Lewis Cass
Peak: 44%
Start: Lewis Cass (40%), James Buchanan (31%), William L. Marcy (9%)
Winner: Franklin Pierce *
Ballots: 50
Explanation:
Should be the establishment of the environmental protection agency
Monsoons can cause many different problems but perhaps the most devastating are the floods that can take up an entire city which leads to isolation and sickness.
I can only answer some of these but
3 - Harriet Beecher
4 - Popular Sovereignty
^ These are confirmed, I'm sure of it
Now, I'll assume on these ones
2 - Bleeding Kansas
1 - Wilmot Proviso
5 - Fugitive Slave Act
I apologize if I'm wrong on these