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Which list accurately describes the course of Abraham Lincoln’s political career?

A
member of House of Representatives, member of US Senate, US president
B
Illinois governor, member of House of Representatives, US president
C
Illinois state legislator, member of House of Representatives, US president
D
Illinois state legislator, member of US Senate, US president
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Although Abraham Lincoln believed slavery was wrong, he also believed

A
its legality should be determined by popular vote.
B
it should become legal throughout the United States.
C
enslaved people did not have the natural rights that whites had.
D
black people and white people could not live as true equals.
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Read the quotation below.A house divided against itself cannot stand. –Abraham LincolnThis quotation reflects Lincoln’s belief that

A
state legislators, not popular vote, should settle the slavery issue.
B
slavery should be abolished throughout the United States.
C
the United States would have to become either all slave or all free.
D
popular vote, not state legislators, should settle the slavery issue.
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Why did passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act anger many Free-Soilers?

A
It established slavery throughout the United States.
B
It established slavery in two new United States territories.
C
It removed a ban on slavery and supported popular sovereignty.
D
It upheld the Missouri Compromise, which they did not support.
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Abraham Lincoln ended a successful career as a lawyer

A
in 1854, when the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed and became law.
B
in 1856, when the Republican Party dissolved over the slavery debate.
C
because his opposition to the Mexican War made him unpopular.
D
because he wanted to protest the formation of the Republican Party.
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Which of the following did the Republican Party support when it formed in the 1850s?

A
popular sovereignty
B
free labor
C
lower taxes
D
reduced regulation
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How did Abraham Lincoln become a lawyer?

A
Lincoln went to law school in Illinois to prepare for his debates against Stephen Douglas.
B
Lincoln taught himself how to practice law to prepare for his debates against Stephen Douglas.
C
Lincoln went to law school in the East while serving in the Illinois state legislature.
D
Lincoln taught himself how to practice law while serving in the Illinois state legislature.
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After re-entering politics in the 1850s, Abraham Lincoln

A
joined the Republican Party.
B
joined the Democratic Party.
C
ran for Congress as a Know-Nothing.
D
ran for Congress as a Democrat.
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The famous Lincoln-Douglas debates occurred during

A
the House election of 1854.
B
the presidential election of 1856.
C
the Senate election of 1858.
D
the presidential election of 1860.
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In 1854, Northern Democrats, Free-Soilers, and Conscience Whigs

A
nominated Abraham Lincoln for president.
B
united to form the Republican Party.
C
passed the Missouri Compromise.
D
sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

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