Directions: Please answer ALL of the following questions in the form of a substantial paragraph of 3-5 sentences (~100 words).
1. What does Hofstadter mean when he calls John C. Calhoun the “Marx of the Master
Class?”
2. What are the defining issues and key differences between the Republican and
Democratic Party platforms of 1856?
3. What vision of the future does Abraham Lincoln prophesize in his “House Divided”
speech? What is the basis of his attack on slavery?