The answer is C. Dry communities
The major platform of the Republican Party in the 1850s was an antislavery platform. Antislavery leaders opposed the extension of slavery into even more territories. Their opposition of slavery ended up helping them to join forces.
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More control over the family businesses: The Civil War took men away from farms, businesses, and plantations. Women were expected to take control of matters in their absence.
The war opened new economic opportunities as women were provided a chance to run family businesses. This was especially true for women in the South who had to run plantations while their husbands fought or were involved in the government.
