In the First Few Years After the Election of 1848,the

Multiple Choice

In the first few years after the election of 1848,the South could count among its strengths

A) a majority in President Taylor´s cabinet and on the Supreme Court.
B) a majority in the House of Representatives.
C) a president loudly in favor of slavery´s expansion.
D) a dramatic decline in the abolitionist movement.
E) a new railroad connecting it to the Pacific Coast.