In 1858,in Response to Abraham Lincoln's Assertions About Slavery in the Territories,Stephen

question 46

Multiple Choice

In 1858,in response to Abraham Lincoln's assertions about slavery in the territories,Stephen Douglas

• A) stole Lincoln's thunder by advocating a plan for gradual emancipation with compensation for former slaveholders.
• B) emphasized colonization of freed slaves as the only practical solution to the problem of slavery.
• C) declared,"This government was made by our fathers,by white men for the benefit of white men."
• D) asserted that settlers could exclude slavery from a territory by not adopting local legislation to protect it.

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