{"id":8047,"date":"2024-09-27T21:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T15:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/?post_type=mcq&#038;p=8047"},"modified":"2024-09-27T21:31:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T15:31:01","slug":"which-political-party-emerged-in-the-1850s-opposing-the-spread-of-slavery","status":"publish","type":"mcq","link":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/which-political-party-emerged-in-the-1850s-opposing-the-spread-of-slavery\/","title":{"rendered":"Which political party emerged in the 1850s opposing the spread of slavery?"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3502,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","topic":[1670],"subject":[19,1611,12],"class_list":["post-8047","mcq","type-mcq","status-publish","hentry","topic-the-election-of-1860","subject-history","subject-usa-history","subject-united-states-of-america"],"mcq_note":"<strong>The Republican Party emerged in the 1850s as a response to the growing tensions over the expansion of slavery into new territories and states.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nFormed by anti-slavery activists, former Whigs, and Free Soilers, the party sought to prevent the spread of slavery and promote free labor. The Republican Party quickly gained traction and became a major political force, culminating in the election of Abraham Lincoln as the first Republican president in 1860. This development significantly influenced the political landscape leading up to the Civil War.","mcq_options":[{"right":"no","answer":"Democratic Party"},{"right":"no","answer":"Whig Party"},{"right":"yes","answer":"Republican Party"},{"right":"no","answer":"Populist Party"}],"multi_answers":"no","subject_terms":[{"id":19,"title":"History","slug":"history"},{"id":1611,"title":"History of the United States","slug":"usa-history"},{"id":12,"title":"United States of America","slug":"united-states-of-america"}],"topic_terms":[{"id":1670,"title":"The Election of 1860","slug":"the-election-of-1860"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq\/8047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mcq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=8047"},{"taxonomy":"subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject?post=8047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}