Lincoln

Question 1

Abraham Lincoln became a nationally known political figure based on

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a series of public debates with Stephen Douglas.

Question 2

Which two political parties did Abraham Lincoln belong to?

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the Whigs and Republicans

Question 3

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

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the Republican Party was formed.

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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

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the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed.

Question 7

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 8

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

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did not support abolition.

Question 9

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 10

As a senator, Lincoln feared that the eventual result of the Dred Scott decision would be that

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slavery would become legal everywhere.

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