Lincoln

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

• the Democratic Party was formed

• the Missouri Compromise was passed

• Senator Stephen Douglas was elected

• the Republican Party was formed

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

• nominated Abraham Lincoln for President

• formed the Republican Party

• passed the Missouri Compromise

• sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska Act

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

• people worked for free

• white men did not have to compete for jobs

• slavery spread in the South

• people were hired without restrictions

When it first formed, the Republican Party supported

• the Dred Scott decision

• the Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Abraham Lincoln's candidacy

• modernizing the nation

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

• They did not want slavery to spread into the free states

• They were afraid the territories would vote against slavery

• They were afraid the territories would be filled with slaveholders

• They opposed the Missouri Compromise, which the act supported

How would the early Republican Party have felt about the Dred Scott decision?

• it would have supported it because it abolished slavery

• it would have opposed it because it made it difficult to run for office

• it would have supported it because it weakened slavery

• it would have opposed it because it weakened free labor

Abraham Lincoln ended his law career when

• the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed

• the Republican Party dissolved

• the Mexican-American War began

• the Democratic Party formed

Which two political parties did Abraham Lincoln belong to?

• the Know-Nothings and Democrats

• the Know-Nothings and Republicans

• the Whigs and Democrats

• the Whigs and Republicans

Abraham Lincoln became a nationally known political figure based on

• a series of public debates with Stephen Douglas

• his victory over Douglas for a Senate seat

• his retirement from the House of Representatives

• his support of popular sovereignty

Which state best describes Lincoln's position on the slavery issue in the 1850s?

• he refused to discuss slavery in his speeches and avoided taking a position

• he was a committed abolitionist and campaigned to end slavery in the United States

• he personally opposed slavery but favored popular sovereignty in the western territories

• he opposed the spread of slavery but was willing to tolerate it where it already existed