During the 1858 Abraham LincolnStephen Douglas debates, it became ...

[Caiter2013]

Question 1

In the 1860 elections, the political party most deeply divided over slavery was the
 
  A. Know-Nothing Party.
 
  B. Constitutional Union Party.
 
  C. Whig Party.
 
  D. Republican Party.
 
  E. Democratic Party.

Question 2

Following John Brown's 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry, many southerners were convinced that
 
  A. northern politicians would use the raid as an excuse to further restrict slavery.
 
  B. the raid was the isolated act of an antislavery fanatic.
 
  C. his execution would put a stop to northern agitation over slavery once and for all.
 
  D. Brown had been given support by the Republican Party.
 
  E. the abolitionist movement would shortly fall into disgrace.

Question 3

As a result of his 1858 debates with Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln
 
  A. was appointed to an open House seat by the Republican governor of Illinois.
 
  B. gained many new supporters outside of Illinois.
 
  C. won election to the United States Senate.
 
  D. was appointed to the leadership of the Republican Party.
 
  E. came to be regarded by southerners as an antislavery fanatic.

Question 4

Kansas entered the United States
 
  A. as a slave state.
 
  B. during the administration of Abraham Lincoln.
 
  C. at the same time the former Confederate states rejoined the Union.
 
  D. as a free state.
 
  E. well after the Civil War ended.

Question 5

During the 1858 Abraham LincolnStephen Douglas debates, it became clear that Lincoln
 
  A. believed slavery was morally wrong, but was not an abolitionist.
 
  B. believed slavery was morally acceptable under certain conditions.
 
  C. was an abolitionist
 
  D. believed racial equality was feasible at the time if certain concessions were made to southern elites.
 
  E. None of these answers is correct.

[jackie]

Answer 1

E

Answer 2

D

Answer 3

B

Answer 4

D

Answer 5

A

[Caiter2013]

Excellent

[Sarahjh]

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