The excerpt represents a direct response to:
A. the assertions of the Free Soil Party.
B. the Dred Scott decision.
C. migration to the Pacific Northwest.
D. migration from abroad.
Answer:D
The excerpt represents a direct response to:
A. the assertions of the Free Soil Party. B. the Dred Scott decision. C. migration to the Pacific Northwest. D. migration from abroad.
Explanation: It deals with migration from abroad, as reaffirmed by the tone and context of the Party Platform passage. The passage came from the Know-Nothing Party. the popular name for the American Republican Party, later called the American Party, which was established in 1843 with the aim of restricting immigration and preventing Roman Catholics from holding public office.