The Kansas-Nebraska Act

Question 1

What led directly to the formation of the Republican Party?

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A: passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

Question 2

According to this quote, what was the main purpose of the new Republican Party?

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C: to champion and spread liberty

Question 3

Why did Lincoln come out of political retirement?

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A: He was unhappy about the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Question 4

Use what you learned about Lincoln’s views on slavery to complete each sentence.Abraham Lincoln argued that slavery was .

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A: wrong

Question 5

One reason Abraham Lincoln did not call for abolition was that he worried it would cause the to split.

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A: Union

Question 6

According to Stephen Douglas, who should decide the slavery issue?

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C: local citizens in each state

Question 7

What did Abraham Lincoln believe about slavery?

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A: The Union had to become either all free or all slave.

Question 8

What did Lincoln predict would happen with regard to slavery in the US?

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B: Eventually, slavery would become legal – or illegal – everywhere.

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