Lincoln

Question 1

A good newspaper article describes the scene of an event. Read this description of the scene of one of the debates. Use the information to answer the question.Which best describes the scene of the debate?

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crowded

Question 2

Which of these are reasons Lincoln hated slavery? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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It enabled enemies of freedom to call the United States hypocritical.; It caused friends of freedom to doubt their own sincerity.; It forced good men into a war with civil liberty.

Question 3

What does Lincoln say he does not intend to do? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists; introduce equality between the white and black races

Question 4

Read what Douglas said about citizenship, and then answer the question.What position did Stephen Douglas state during the debates?

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He wanted citizenship given only to white men.

Question 5

What can you infer about Douglas from this quote? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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He believed individual states should decide if they wanted slavery.; He believed Illinois had the right to abolish slavery.

Question 6

You are a journalist for a newspaper in 1858. It is your job to produce a one- to two-paragraph news story about the Lincoln-Douglas debates. You can focus your news piece by making it an article about each candidate’s views on slavery.believed slavery should not spread✔ LincolnX Douglasbothbelieved states should decide if they want to allow slaveryX Lincoln✔ Douglasbothbelieved slavery embarrassed the United States in the eyes of the world✔ LincolnDouglasX bothbelieved blacks and whites were not equalX LincolnDouglas✔ both

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✔ Lincoln; X Douglas; both

Question 7

Write a two- to three-paragraph article that explains what Lincoln and Douglas each believed about slavery. Make sure to set the scene for your readers by describing the atmosphere of the debates.

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