Question

How did the country divide during the election of 1856?

a. along regional lines
c.
b. along party lines
d.
along sectional lines
along state lines

Answer 1

The right answer is along sectional lines.

Step-by-step explanation:

There was a bitter division within American society over the issue of slavery between abolitionists and slavery supporters. Many contradictions and disputes in the previous decades created a tense atmosphere in the nation.