Abraham Lincoln opposed the Crittenden Compromise because
A. it allowed the doctrine of popular sovereignty to be overridden once statehood was achieved.
B. it permitted slavery in the Utah territory.
C. its adoption might provoke Kentucky to leave the Union.
D. he felt bound by President Buchanan's earlier rejection of it.
E. he had been elected on a platform that opposed the extension of slavery.
Answer: E
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