In the Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858,Lincoln Famously Asked Douglas During

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Multiple Choice

In the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858,Lincoln famously asked Douglas during the debate in Freeport whether

• A) the state of Illinois was obliged to comply with the Fugitive Slave Law.
• B) the Dred Scott ruling left it up to the people of a territory or the Court to decide the slavery issue.
• C) he had ever owned, or desired to own, slaves.
• D) slavery had a right to exist in the South.
• E) the Dred Scott ruling deprived free blacks of all legal rights.

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