Why was Abraham Lincoln chosen as the Republican presidential candidate for the 1860 election over front-runner Senator William H. Seward?
A) Lincoln could carry his home state of Kentucky.
B) Seward strongly supported nativism.
C) Lincoln came from a prosperous, well-known family.
D) Seward was seen as too radical.
E) Abraham Lincoln pledged to end slavery.
Answer: D
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a. Boston, Massachusetts. b. Boston Harbor. c. New York. d. Concord, Massachusetts. e. Philadelphia.
Alexander Hamilton served as Washington’s __________
A) secretary of state B) secretary of the treasury C) secretary of war D) secretary of the interior
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a. true b. false