What was Abraham Lincoln’s position on slavery in his debates with Stephen Douglas?

A) He suggested a new balance between slave and free territories.
B) He took a position similar to Douglas on the issue of slavery.
C) He suggested that not opposing slavery was the same as endorsing it.
D) He differed with the Republican platform by supporting slavery in new territories.
E) He avoided discussing the issue of slavery altogether.


Answer: C

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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a. attribute blacks’ poverty and disenfranchisement to innate biological deficiencies. b. portray blacks as pitiable victims of all-pervading racism. c. emphasize the need for blacks to assert their own cultural identity. d. dismiss allegations that a “black pathology” undermined blacks’ attempts to advance in society.

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