Lincoln

Question 1

A major difference between Lincoln’s and Douglas’s views on slavery was that

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Lincoln believed slavery should not spread, while Douglas believed each state should decide the matter for itself.

Question 2

Read Abraham Lincoln’s statement below.A house divided against itself cannot stand. Which of the following best explains the meaning of Lincoln’s statement?

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The United States would fall apart if it could not agree on slavery.

Question 3

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was written to gain support for

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a transcontinental railroad.

Question 4

Abraham Lincoln ended his law career and joined the new Republican Party when

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the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed.

Question 5

Which statement best describes Lincoln’s position on the slavery issue in the 1850s?

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He opposed the spread of slavery but was willing to tolerate it where it already existed.

Question 6

When it first formed, the Republican Party supported

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modernizing the nation.

Question 7

Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act anger many members of the Free-Soil Party?

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They were afraid the territories would be filled with enslavers.

Question 8

When the Republican Party formed in the 1850s, its support for free labor meant that

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White men did not have to compete for jobs.

Question 9

A similarity between the views of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas was that both

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did not support abolition.

Question 10

An effect of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was that

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the Republican Party was formed.

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