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Which of the following was not a position supported by the Republican

Party prior to the Civil War?
(A) Higher wages for labor
(B) Protective tariff s
(C) Construction of a transcontinental railroad
(D) Stemming the infl ux of immigrants
(E) Halting the expansion of slavery

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It would be "(D) Stemming the influx of immigrants" that was not a position supported by the Republican Party prior to the Civil War, since this was a position held mostly by the "Know Nothing" Party.
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