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Which describes what Free-Soilers wanted for western lands?

A
Free-Soilers wanted popular sovereignty to determine the slave issue.
B
Free-Soilers wanted slavery to be outlawed in western lands.
C
Free-Soilers wanted western lands to go to farmers, rather than slave owners.
D
Free-Soilers wanted slavery to be legal in western lands, along with the slave trade.
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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 which of the following elections did Abraham Lincoln run as a Republican?

A
the 1847 Congressional election and the 1858 Senate election
B
the 1835 Illinois state election and the 1847 congressional election
C
the 1858 Senate election and the 1860 presidential election
D
the 1835 Illinois state election and the 1860 presidential election
4

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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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.
6

Which of the following was a part of the first Republican Party platform?

A
support for the Dred Scott decision
B
support for the Kansas-Nebraska Act
C
support for Abraham Lincoln’s candidacy
D
support for modernizing the nation
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Which of the following most clearly contrasts Abraham Lincoln’s position on slavery with that of Stephen Douglas?

A
Lincoln believed each state should decide the matter for itself, while Douglas believed slavery should spread no further.
B
Lincoln believed slavery should be permitted throughout the country, while Douglas believed slavery should spread no further.
C
Lincoln believed slavery should be abolished, while Douglas believed slavery should be permitted throughout the country.
D
Lincoln believed slavery should spread no further, while Douglas believed each state should decide the matter for itself.
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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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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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Why did the early Republican Party oppose the Dred Scott decision?

A
The ruling abolished slavery, which the Republican Party supported.
B
The ruling made it difficult for Republican candidates to run for president.
C
The ruling undermined the idea of slave labor and supported free labor.
D
The ruling undermined the idea of free labor and supported slave labor.

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