Lincoln

Question 1

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

Lincoln✔ DouglasBoth believed states should decide if they want to allow slavery.

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✔ Douglas

Question 3

✔ LincolnDouglasBoth believed slavery embarrassed the United States in the eyes of the world.

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✔ Lincoln

Question 4

LincolnDouglas✔ Both believed blacks and whites were not equal.

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✔ Both

Question 5

Which of these are reasons Lincoln hated slavery?Check any 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 6

What does Lincoln say he does not intend to do?Check any 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 7

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 8

What can you infer about Douglas from this quote?Check any 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 9

Question 9

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believed slavery should not spread.: Lincoln; believed states should decide if they want to allow slavery.: Douglas; believed slavery embarrassed the United States in the eyes of the world.: Lincoln; believed blacks and whites were not equal.: Both

Question 10

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.✔ LincolnDouglasBoth believed slavery should not spread.

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✔ Lincoln; believed slavery should not spread.: Lincoln; believed states should decide if they want to allow slavery.: Douglas; believed slavery embarrassed the United States in the eyes of the world.: Lincoln; believed blacks and whites were not equal.: Both

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