Which Position Was Taken by Stephen Douglas in the Lincoln-Douglas

question 105

Multiple Choice

Which position was taken by Stephen Douglas in the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

• A) Local self-government was essential in order for American to truly be a free county.
• B) Only the national government had the right to decide whether slavery was legal.
• C) Blacks would eventually achieve the same rights as whites, but the time was not yet right.
• D) Slavery was a moral wrong, but the government had no right to outlaw it.
• E) Slavery needed to be extended to the West Coast to ensure the freedom of southerners.

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