For Barney reading
(pp. 23-37) , be able to answer the following:
A) What economic differences of opinion separated Whigs and Democrats?
B) What were some of the benefits and pitfalls of expansion?
C) Define the Wilmot Proviso and know its significance.
D) Define the "Slave Power" concept and its significance in politics.
E) What were some highlights of the 1848 election.
Read the McPherson essay (essay
1) also.