The Whig Party Began to Disintegrate and Decline in the 1850s

The Whig party began to disintegrate and decline in the 1850s because they

A) introduced a policy of low tariffs at a time when most Americans favored a high protective tariff.
B) an internal, north-south split over the slavery issue.
C) supported unlimited immigration and lost popularity among urban workers.
D) became too closely identified with the nation's radical abolitionist faction.
E) did not have a large enough free soil wing to attract Americans who wanted to move west.