Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a true statement about the white northern Democrats who opposed slavery?
A) They believed, as southern whites did, in the legitimacy of white supremacy.
B) They agreed to disagree with southern Democrats on the slavery issue for the sake of party unity.
C) They hoped that when the slaves were freed, they would come north for industrial work, where they would finally find acceptance.
D) They accepted slavery in the western territories as long as the practice did not spread northward.
E) They did not understand how southern whites could stand spending so much time around blacks.
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