Which statement about the Republican Party is true?
A) It attracted a coalition of voters throughout the nation.
B) It emerged from a coalition of Democrats and Whigs who opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
C) It was a sectional party pledged to the spread of slavery.
D) It was led by the principle that slavery degraded free markets.

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The Republican Party emerged in the 1850s from a coalition of anti-slavery Democrats, Whigs, and other groups who opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of slavery into new territories.

Which Statement About the Republican Party Is True