In the election of 1852,
A) neither party endorsed the Compromise of 1850.
B) the Free-Soil Party gained strength.
C) the Democrats selected a war hero as their candidate.
D) the Whigs were united.
E) the Free-Soil Party endorsed the Compromise of 1850.

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The Free-Soil Party gained strength in the election of 1852 by opposing the expansion of slavery, although it did not win the presidency.

In the Election of 1852