The MOST significant result of the election of 1856 was that it
A) showed that the Democrats still remained the majority party in the country.
B) demonstrated the importance of charismatic leadership in the presidency.
C) foreshadowed an ominous sectional clash over slavery in the election of 1860.
D) offered the prospect of a viable presidential candidacy for IllinoisSenator Stephen Douglas in 1860.
E) signalled the demise of the Know-Nothing (American) Party.
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