The Aftermath of the War

Question 1

Who supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

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Senator Stephen Douglas

Question 2

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

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did not support abolition.

Question 3

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 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

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

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the Republican Party was formed.

Question 6

A connection between Northern Democrats, Free-Soilers, and Conscience Whigs in 1854 was that they

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formed the Republican Party.

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

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was written to gain support for

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a transcontinental railroad.

Question 9

Abraham Lincoln became a nationally known political figure based on

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a series of public debates with Stephen Douglas.

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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