In the 1858 Abraham Lincoln-Stephen Douglas debates,

A. Douglas asserted that slavery was legal but not immoral.
B. Lincoln called for a full and immediate abolition of slavery.
C. Lincoln argued slavery was a threat to the growth of white free labor.
D. the two men agreed that a civil war over slavery was inevitable.
E. Lincoln made his case so strongly that he was elected to the Senate.


Answer: C

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