SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
SOUTHERN SECESSION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -During his senatorial run against Douglas, Lincoln stated his belief in racial equality. Southerners were particularly afraid that newly elected president Lincoln would prevent the expansion of the cotton economy. That states of the Deep South did not secede from the Union until Lincoln took office.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the seven Lincoln-Douglas debates-all about three hours along-Lincoln argued against the spread of slavery while Douglas maintained that each territory should have the right to decide whether it would become free or allow slavery.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lincoln argued that African Americans were included under the rights given by the Declaration of Independence, and thus allowing spreading slavery to the west was unconstitutional. Meanwhile, Douglas argued that the question of expanding slavery to the west was for the people to decide by way of democratic vote.