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SS Midterm
Lincoln-Immigration
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln's Occupations | lawyer and Representative from Illinois...Later became president |
| Who was Lincoln's chief opponent?? | Stephen A. Douglas |
| What was Lincoln's view on slavery?? | Mexican War: It would disappear by itself if it were forbidden to spread to the new western territories |
| True or false: Lincoln was for the Kansas-Nebraska Act | False: The Kansas-Nebraska Act was replaced by the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Lincoln was against this because it allowed slavery in new territories |
| Why wasn't Lincoln an abolitionist? | Because it would be "political suicide" |
| What year did Lincoln run for President from the Republican ticket? | 1860 |
| How did Dred Scott's case change Lincoln's views on slavery? | it brought him back into politics. Lincoln became involved because he saw the injustice against the former slave |