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33. State how the discussions of the slavery question were reopened by the admission of California into the Union, and tell of the "Omnibus Bill."

34. Give an account of the Arctic expeditions of this period.

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35. Give an account of the leading measures of President Pierce's Administration, and of the general progress of the nation.

36. What issues were prominent in the election of 1856?

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