Question

as the struggles over slavery increased, americans used a variety of methods to express their political opinions. imagine you are a historian who wants to learn about american politics in the 1850s. match each question to the source that would be most useful in answering that question.
a newspaper account of a political march in new york
copies of sermons by ministers
diaries of female northerners and southerners
election records
question
other than voting, were there other public political activities?
how high was voter turnout in the 1850s?
did religion play an important role in politics?
how did people who werent allowed to vote feel about political issues?
source

Explanation:

1. A political march is a public political activity outside of voting, so a newspaper account of this event answers the first question.
2. Election records track voter participation numbers, which show voter turnout rates.
3. Sermons by ministers reflect religious perspectives, so they reveal how religion interacted with political discourse.
4. Women in the 1850s could not vote, so their diaries capture the political views of disenfranchised people.

Answer:

• Other than voting, were there other public political activities? : a newspaper account of a political march in New York
• How high was voter turnout in the 1850s? : election records
• Did religion play an important role in politics? : copies of sermons by ministers
• How did people who weren't allowed to vote feel about political issues? : diaries of female Northerners and Southerners