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Directions:Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question.PassageSOCIAL SCIENCE: Abraham Lincoln and the American RepublicThroughout the Abraham Lincoln and StephenDouglas presidential debates, Stephen Douglas repeat-edly criticized Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech. Inhis “House Divided” speech, Lincoln argues that the(5)“Spirit of Nebraska,” the alleged right to choose slav-ery over freedom in territories, had invaded the countryand divided it. The North and the South were no longerworking together to put slavery on the road to extinc-tion. In fact, by the late 1850s, the South had fully(10) embraced slavery and wanted to expand it. This newattitude toward slavery promoted by Southerners andsome Northern Democrats led Lincoln to believe thatthey wanted to nationalize slavery.In the Lincoln–Douglas debates, Lincoln stated(15) that the nation was too divided to continue to compro-mise on slavery. Lincoln began his defense by referringto the actions of the Founding Fathers, who had workedto eradicate slavery. He mentioned the unanimousabolition of the African slave trade, as well as the(20) Northwest Ordinance and the lack of the word slavein the Constitution, to show that the Founding Fathersintended slavery to be strangled in the original SouthernStates. Lincoln argued that the South had movedaway from this course of ending slavery. Lincoln(25) also stated that the federal government, through theMissouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850had always regulated slavery in the territories. TheMissouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850were at odds with the new Dred Scott decision, which(30) denied that Congress had a right to exclude slavery inthe states. The Dred Scott decision also reinforced theidea that African Americans were not citizens and thatslaves could be brought into the North without gain-ing their freedom. The Dred Scott decision had the(35) effect of undermining Lincoln’s Republican platformthat wanted to repeal the Kansas/Nebraska Act.Both in the debates and the “House Divided”speech, Lincoln repeatedly questioned the Democrats’involvement in the Dred Scott decision. Lincoln(40) suggested that a conspiracy may have taken placebetween President Buchanan, President Pierce, JudgeTaney, and other Democrats, like Stephen Douglas.Lincoln used evidence to show that the Democratsseemed to have known that the Dred Scott decision(45) was coming. A key piece of evidence is that the DredScott decision was pushed back until after the elec-tion of 1856. In addition, the Democrats had draftedlegislation in 1850 and 1854 that contained languagewhich seemed to predict that Congress would not be(50)able to exclude slavery in the territories because ofConstitutional constraints. The Dred Scott decisioncast doubts on the platform of the Democrats. TheDemocrats had been endorsing a platform of popu-lar sovereignty, which stated that all new states and(55) territories should be able to vote on whether slav-ery should be allowed within their borders. The DredScott decision reaffirmed for the South that slaveswere considered property. Because America’s Consti-tution protects property, exclusion of slavery through(60) unfriendly legislation was unconstitutional.Lincoln spoke about the Kansas/Nebraska Act andhis opinion on the repeal of the Missouri Compromisethroughout the debates. He believed that popularsovereignty was contrary to the principle that valued(65)freedom over slavery. The “Spirit of Nebraska” waswhat prompted Northerners like Douglas to createthe Kansas/Nebraska Act that went against the “Spiritof ’76,” which was the hope of the Founding Fathersthat slavery would be strangled within the original(70) southern states over time. Without the majority ofpublic opinion actively opposed to slavery, Lincolnrealized that the battle over slavery could not be won.Tensions had increased dramatically in both theNorth and the South in the late 1850s. Violence in(75) Kansas had turned neighbor against neighbor, andthere were even physical fights breaking out in theSenate. The South had begun to threaten secession withregularity, and many Northerners afraid of disunionwere willing to sacrifice freedom to keep the country(80) together.Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech and his argu-ments in the Lincoln–Douglas debates show that hebelieved that slavery was threatening to become anational institution. He saw the American public(85) become increasingly indifferent to slavery and believedthe people were naive to the Democratic conspiracy.By the late 1850s, Lincoln realized that a serious con-flict was imminent. The North and South were driftingfurther and further apart and their ideologies were(90) becoming more different every year.Q.Which of the following statements best describes how Lincoln felt the rest of the country was responding to the expansion of slavery?a)Lincoln believed that most Southerners wanted to limit slavery to the original Southern states.b)Lincoln believed that all of the new territories desired slavery and that the North was unwilling to allow it.c)Lincoln believed that the South desired the expansion of slavery in the territories and the North was becoming too indifferent or frightened to challenge the South.d)Lincoln believed that most Northerners wanted the territories to have slavery because they felt it would help strangle slavery in the original Southern states.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? for ACT 2025 is part of ACT preparation. The Question and answers have been prepared according to the ACT exam syllabus. Information about Directions:Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question.PassageSOCIAL SCIENCE: Abraham Lincoln and the American RepublicThroughout the Abraham Lincoln and StephenDouglas presidential debates, Stephen Douglas repeat-edly criticized Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech. Inhis “House Divided” speech, Lincoln argues that the(5)“Spirit of Nebraska,” the alleged right to choose slav-ery over freedom in territories, had invaded the countryand divided it. The North and the South were no longerworking together to put slavery on the road to extinc-tion. In fact, by the late 1850s, the South had fully(10) embraced slavery and wanted to expand it. This newattitude toward slavery promoted by Southerners andsome Northern Democrats led Lincoln to believe thatthey wanted to nationalize slavery.In the Lincoln–Douglas debates, Lincoln stated(15) that the nation was too divided to continue to compro-mise on slavery. Lincoln began his defense by referringto the actions of the Founding Fathers, who had workedto eradicate slavery. He mentioned the unanimousabolition of the African slave trade, as well as the(20) Northwest Ordinance and the lack of the word slavein the Constitution, to show that the Founding Fathersintended slavery to be strangled in the original SouthernStates. Lincoln argued that the South had movedaway from this course of ending slavery. Lincoln(25) also stated that the federal government, through theMissouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850had always regulated slavery in the territories. TheMissouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850were at odds with the new Dred Scott decision, which(30) denied that Congress had a right to exclude slavery inthe states. The Dred Scott decision also reinforced theidea that African Americans were not citizens and thatslaves could be brought into the North without gain-ing their freedom. The Dred Scott decision had the(35) effect of undermining Lincoln’s Republican platformthat wanted to repeal the Kansas/Nebraska Act.Both in the debates and the “House Divided”speech, Lincoln repeatedly questioned the Democrats’involvement in the Dred Scott decision. Lincoln(40) suggested that a conspiracy may have taken placebetween President Buchanan, President Pierce, JudgeTaney, and other Democrats, like Stephen Douglas.Lincoln used evidence to show that the Democratsseemed to have known that the Dred Scott decision(45) was coming. A key piece of evidence is that the DredScott decision was pushed back until after the elec-tion of 1856. In addition, the Democrats had draftedlegislation in 1850 and 1854 that contained languagewhich seemed to predict that Congress would not be(50)able to exclude slavery in the territories because ofConstitutional constraints. The Dred Scott decisioncast doubts on the platform of the Democrats. TheDemocrats had been endorsing a platform of popu-lar sovereignty, which stated that all new states and(55) territories should be able to vote on whether slav-ery should be allowed within their borders. The DredScott decision reaffirmed for the South that slaveswere considered property. Because America’s Consti-tution protects property, exclusion of slavery through(60) unfriendly legislation was unconstitutional.Lincoln spoke about the Kansas/Nebraska Act andhis opinion on the repeal of the Missouri Compromisethroughout the debates. He believed that popularsovereignty was contrary to the principle that valued(65)freedom over slavery. The “Spirit of Nebraska” waswhat prompted Northerners like Douglas to createthe Kansas/Nebraska Act that went against the “Spiritof ’76,” which was the hope of the Founding Fathersthat slavery would be strangled within the original(70) southern states over time. Without the majority ofpublic opinion actively opposed to slavery, Lincolnrealized that the battle over slavery could not be won.Tensions had increased dramatically in both theNorth and the South in the late 1850s. Violence in(75) Kansas had turned neighbor against neighbor, andthere were even physical fights breaking out in theSenate. The South had begun to threaten secession withregularity, and many Northerners afraid of disunionwere willing to sacrifice freedom to keep the country(80) together.Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech and his argu-ments in the Lincoln–Douglas debates show that hebelieved that slavery was threatening to become anational institution. He saw the American public(85) become increasingly indifferent to slavery and believedthe people were naive to the Democratic conspiracy.By the late 1850s, Lincoln realized that a serious con-flict was imminent. The North and South were driftingfurther and further apart and their ideologies were(90) becoming more different every year.Q.Which of the following statements best describes how Lincoln felt the rest of the country was responding to the expansion of slavery?a)Lincoln believed that most Southerners wanted to limit slavery to the original Southern states.b)Lincoln believed that all of the new territories desired slavery and that the North was unwilling to allow it.c)Lincoln believed that the South desired the expansion of slavery in the territories and the North was becoming too indifferent or frightened to challenge the South.d)Lincoln believed that most Northerners wanted the territories to have slavery because they felt it would help strangle slavery in the original Southern states.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? covers all topics & solutions for ACT 2025 Exam. Find important definitions, questions, meanings, examples, exercises and tests below for Directions:Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question.PassageSOCIAL SCIENCE: Abraham Lincoln and the American RepublicThroughout the Abraham Lincoln and StephenDouglas presidential debates, Stephen Douglas repeat-edly criticized Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech. Inhis “House Divided” speech, Lincoln argues that the(5)“Spirit of Nebraska,” the alleged right to choose slav-ery over freedom in territories, had invaded the countryand divided it. The North and the South were no longerworking together to put slavery on the road to extinc-tion. In fact, by the late 1850s, the South had fully(10) embraced slavery and wanted to expand it. This newattitude toward slavery promoted by Southerners andsome Northern Democrats led Lincoln to believe thatthey wanted to nationalize slavery.In the Lincoln–Douglas debates, Lincoln stated(15) that the nation was too divided to continue to compro-mise on slavery. Lincoln began his defense by referringto the actions of the Founding Fathers, who had workedto eradicate slavery. He mentioned the unanimousabolition of the African slave trade, as well as the(20) Northwest Ordinance and the lack of the word slavein the Constitution, to show that the Founding Fathersintended slavery to be strangled in the original SouthernStates. Lincoln argued that the South had movedaway from this course of ending slavery. Lincoln(25) also stated that the federal government, through theMissouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850had always regulated slavery in the territories. TheMissouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850were at odds with the new Dred Scott decision, which(30) denied that Congress had a right to exclude slavery inthe states. The Dred Scott decision also reinforced theidea that African Americans were not citizens and thatslaves could be brought into the North without gain-ing their freedom. The Dred Scott decision had the(35) effect of undermining Lincoln’s Republican platformthat wanted to repeal the Kansas/Nebraska Act.Both in the debates and the “House Divided”speech, Lincoln repeatedly questioned the Democrats’involvement in the Dred Scott decision. Lincoln(40) suggested that a conspiracy may have taken placebetween President Buchanan, President Pierce, JudgeTaney, and other Democrats, like Stephen Douglas.Lincoln used evidence to show that the Democratsseemed to have known that the Dred Scott decision(45) was coming. A key piece of evidence is that the DredScott decision was pushed back until after the elec-tion of 1856. In addition, the Democrats had draftedlegislation in 1850 and 1854 that contained languagewhich seemed to predict that Congress would not be(50)able to exclude slavery in the territories because ofConstitutional constraints. The Dred Scott decisioncast doubts on the platform of the Democrats. TheDemocrats had been endorsing a platform of popu-lar sovereignty, which stated that all new states and(55) territories should be able to vote on whether slav-ery should be allowed within their borders. The DredScott decision reaffirmed for the South that slaveswere considered property. Because America’s Consti-tution protects property, exclusion of slavery through(60) unfriendly legislation was unconstitutional.Lincoln spoke about the Kansas/Nebraska Act andhis opinion on the repeal of the Missouri Compromisethroughout the debates. He believed that popularsovereignty was contrary to the principle that valued(65)freedom over slavery. The “Spirit of Nebraska” waswhat prompted Northerners like Douglas to createthe Kansas/Nebraska Act that went against the “Spiritof ’76,” which was the hope of the Founding Fathersthat slavery would be strangled within the original(70) southern states over time. Without the majority ofpublic opinion actively opposed to slavery, Lincolnrealized that the battle over slavery could not be won.Tensions had increased dramatically in both theNorth and the South in the late 1850s. Violence in(75) Kansas had turned neighbor against neighbor, andthere were even physical fights breaking out in theSenate. The South had begun to threaten secession withregularity, and many Northerners afraid of disunionwere willing to sacrifice freedom to keep the country(80) together.Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech and his argu-ments in the Lincoln–Douglas debates show that hebelieved that slavery was threatening to become anational institution. He saw the American public(85) become increasingly indifferent to slavery and believedthe people were naive to the Democratic conspiracy.By the late 1850s, Lincoln realized that a serious con-flict was imminent. The North and South were driftingfurther and further apart and their ideologies were(90) becoming more different every year.Q.Which of the following statements best describes how Lincoln felt the rest of the country was responding to the expansion of slavery?a)Lincoln believed that most Southerners wanted to limit slavery to the original Southern states.b)Lincoln believed that all of the new territories desired slavery and that the North was unwilling to allow it.c)Lincoln believed that the South desired the expansion of slavery in the territories and the North was becoming too indifferent or frightened to challenge the South.d)Lincoln believed that most Northerners wanted the territories to have slavery because they felt it would help strangle slavery in the original Southern states.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?.

Solutions for Directions:Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question.PassageSOCIAL SCIENCE: Abraham Lincoln and the American RepublicThroughout the Abraham Lincoln and StephenDouglas presidential debates, Stephen Douglas repeat-edly criticized Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech. Inhis “House Divided” speech, Lincoln argues that the(5)“Spirit of Nebraska,” the alleged right to choose slav-ery over freedom in territories, had invaded the countryand divided it. The North and the South were no longerworking together to put slavery on the road to extinc-tion. In fact, by the late 1850s, the South had fully(10) embraced slavery and wanted to expand it. This newattitude toward slavery promoted by Southerners andsome Northern Democrats led Lincoln to believe thatthey wanted to nationalize slavery.In the Lincoln–Douglas debates, Lincoln stated(15) that the nation was too divided to continue to compro-mise on slavery. Lincoln began his defense by referringto the actions of the Founding Fathers, who had workedto eradicate slavery. He mentioned the unanimousabolition of the African slave trade, as well as the(20) Northwest Ordinance and the lack of the word slavein the Constitution, to show that the Founding Fathersintended slavery to be strangled in the original SouthernStates. Lincoln argued that the South had movedaway from this course of ending slavery. Lincoln(25) also stated that the federal government, through theMissouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850had always regulated slavery in the territories. TheMissouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850were at odds with the new Dred Scott decision, which(30) denied that Congress had a right to exclude slavery inthe states. The Dred Scott decision also reinforced theidea that African Americans were not citizens and thatslaves could be brought into the North without gain-ing their freedom. The Dred Scott decision had the(35) effect of undermining Lincoln’s Republican platformthat wanted to repeal the Kansas/Nebraska Act.Both in the debates and the “House Divided”speech, Lincoln repeatedly questioned the Democrats’involvement in the Dred Scott decision. Lincoln(40) suggested that a conspiracy may have taken placebetween President Buchanan, President Pierce, JudgeTaney, and other Democrats, like Stephen Douglas.Lincoln used evidence to show that the Democratsseemed to have known that the Dred Scott decision(45) was coming. A key piece of evidence is that the DredScott decision was pushed back until after the elec-tion of 1856. In addition, the Democrats had draftedlegislation in 1850 and 1854 that contained languagewhich seemed to predict that Congress would not be(50)able to exclude slavery in the territories because ofConstitutional constraints. The Dred Scott decisioncast doubts on the platform of the Democrats. TheDemocrats had been endorsing a platform of popu-lar sovereignty, which stated that all new states and(55) territories should be able to vote on whether slav-ery should be allowed within their borders. The DredScott decision reaffirmed for the South that slaveswere considered property. Because America’s Consti-tution protects property, exclusion of slavery through(60) unfriendly legislation was unconstitutional.Lincoln spoke about the Kansas/Nebraska Act andhis opinion on the repeal of the Missouri Compromisethroughout the debates. He believed that popularsovereignty was contrary to the principle that valued(65)freedom over slavery. The “Spirit of Nebraska” waswhat prompted Northerners like Douglas to createthe Kansas/Nebraska Act that went against the “Spiritof ’76,” which was the hope of the Founding Fathersthat slavery would be strangled within the original(70) southern states over time. Without the majority ofpublic opinion actively opposed to slavery, Lincolnrealized that the battle over slavery could not be won.Tensions had increased dramatically in both theNorth and the South in the late 1850s. Violence in(75) Kansas had turned neighbor against neighbor, andthere were even physical fights breaking out in theSenate. The South had begun to threaten secession withregularity, and many Northerners afraid of disunionwere willing to sacrifice freedom to keep the country(80) together.Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech and his argu-ments in the Lincoln–Douglas debates show that hebelieved that slavery was threatening to become anational institution. He saw the American public(85) become increasingly indifferent to slavery and believedthe people were naive to the Democratic conspiracy.By the late 1850s, Lincoln realized that a serious con-flict was imminent. The North and South were driftingfurther and further apart and their ideologies were(90) becoming more different every year.Q.Which of the following statements best describes how Lincoln felt the rest of the country was responding to the expansion of slavery?a)Lincoln believed that most Southerners wanted to limit slavery to the original Southern states.b)Lincoln believed that all of the new territories desired slavery and that the North was unwilling to allow it.c)Lincoln believed that the South desired the expansion of slavery in the territories and the North was becoming too indifferent or frightened to challenge the South.d)Lincoln believed that most Northerners wanted the territories to have slavery because they felt it would help strangle slavery in the original Southern states.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? in English & in Hindi are available as part of our courses for ACT. 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Here you can find the meaning of Directions:Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question.PassageSOCIAL SCIENCE: Abraham Lincoln and the American RepublicThroughout the Abraham Lincoln and StephenDouglas presidential debates, Stephen Douglas repeat-edly criticized Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech. Inhis “House Divided” speech, Lincoln argues that the(5)“Spirit of Nebraska,” the alleged right to choose slav-ery over freedom in territories, had invaded the countryand divided it. The North and the South were no longerworking together to put slavery on the road to extinc-tion. In fact, by the late 1850s, the South had fully(10) embraced slavery and wanted to expand it. This newattitude toward slavery promoted by Southerners andsome Northern Democrats led Lincoln to believe thatthey wanted to nationalize slavery.In the Lincoln–Douglas debates, Lincoln stated(15) that the nation was too divided to continue to compro-mise on slavery. Lincoln began his defense by referringto the actions of the Founding Fathers, who had workedto eradicate slavery. He mentioned the unanimousabolition of the African slave trade, as well as the(20) Northwest Ordinance and the lack of the word slavein the Constitution, to show that the Founding Fathersintended slavery to be strangled in the original SouthernStates. Lincoln argued that the South had movedaway from this course of ending slavery. Lincoln(25) also stated that the federal government, through theMissouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850had always regulated slavery in the territories. TheMissouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850were at odds with the new Dred Scott decision, which(30) denied that Congress had a right to exclude slavery inthe states. The Dred Scott decision also reinforced theidea that African Americans were not citizens and thatslaves could be brought into the North without gain-ing their freedom. The Dred Scott decision had the(35) effect of undermining Lincoln’s Republican platformthat wanted to repeal the Kansas/Nebraska Act.Both in the debates and the “House Divided”speech, Lincoln repeatedly questioned the Democrats’involvement in the Dred Scott decision. Lincoln(40) suggested that a conspiracy may have taken placebetween President Buchanan, President Pierce, JudgeTaney, and other Democrats, like Stephen Douglas.Lincoln used evidence to show that the Democratsseemed to have known that the Dred Scott decision(45) was coming. A key piece of evidence is that the DredScott decision was pushed back until after the elec-tion of 1856. In addition, the Democrats had draftedlegislation in 1850 and 1854 that contained languagewhich seemed to predict that Congress would not be(50)able to exclude slavery in the territories because ofConstitutional constraints. The Dred Scott decisioncast doubts on the platform of the Democrats. TheDemocrats had been endorsing a platform of popu-lar sovereignty, which stated that all new states and(55) territories should be able to vote on whether slav-ery should be allowed within their borders. The DredScott decision reaffirmed for the South that slaveswere considered property. Because America’s Consti-tution protects property, exclusion of slavery through(60) unfriendly legislation was unconstitutional.Lincoln spoke about the Kansas/Nebraska Act andhis opinion on the repeal of the Missouri Compromisethroughout the debates. He believed that popularsovereignty was contrary to the principle that valued(65)freedom over slavery. The “Spirit of Nebraska” waswhat prompted Northerners like Douglas to createthe Kansas/Nebraska Act that went against the “Spiritof ’76,” which was the hope of the Founding Fathersthat slavery would be strangled within the original(70) southern states over time. Without the majority ofpublic opinion actively opposed to slavery, Lincolnrealized that the battle over slavery could not be won.Tensions had increased dramatically in both theNorth and the South in the late 1850s. Violence in(75) Kansas had turned neighbor against neighbor, andthere were even physical fights breaking out in theSenate. The South had begun to threaten secession withregularity, and many Northerners afraid of disunionwere willing to sacrifice freedom to keep the country(80) together.Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech and his argu-ments in the Lincoln–Douglas debates show that hebelieved that slavery was threatening to become anational institution. He saw the American public(85) become increasingly indifferent to slavery and believedthe people were naive to the Democratic conspiracy.By the late 1850s, Lincoln realized that a serious con-flict was imminent. The North and South were driftingfurther and further apart and their ideologies were(90) becoming more different every year.Q.Which of the following statements best describes how Lincoln felt the rest of the country was responding to the expansion of slavery?a)Lincoln believed that most Southerners wanted to limit slavery to the original Southern states.b)Lincoln believed that all of the new territories desired slavery and that the North was unwilling to allow it.c)Lincoln believed that the South desired the expansion of slavery in the territories and the North was becoming too indifferent or frightened to challenge the South.d)Lincoln believed that most Northerners wanted the territories to have slavery because they felt it would help strangle slavery in the original Southern states.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? defined & explained in the simplest way possible. Besides giving the explanation of Directions:Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question.PassageSOCIAL SCIENCE: Abraham Lincoln and the American RepublicThroughout the Abraham Lincoln and StephenDouglas presidential debates, Stephen Douglas repeat-edly criticized Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech. Inhis “House Divided” speech, Lincoln argues that the(5)“Spirit of Nebraska,” the alleged right to choose slav-ery over freedom in territories, had invaded the countryand divided it. The North and the South were no longerworking together to put slavery on the road to extinc-tion. In fact, by the late 1850s, the South had fully(10) embraced slavery and wanted to expand it. This newattitude toward slavery promoted by Southerners andsome Northern Democrats led Lincoln to believe thatthey wanted to nationalize slavery.In the Lincoln–Douglas debates, Lincoln stated(15) that the nation was too divided to continue to compro-mise on slavery. Lincoln began his defense by referringto the actions of the Founding Fathers, who had workedto eradicate slavery. He mentioned the unanimousabolition of the African slave trade, as well as the(20) Northwest Ordinance and the lack of the word slavein the Constitution, to show that the Founding Fathersintended slavery to be strangled in the original SouthernStates. Lincoln argued that the South had movedaway from this course of ending slavery. Lincoln(25) also stated that the federal government, through theMissouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850had always regulated slavery in the territories. TheMissouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850were at odds with the new Dred Scott decision, which(30) denied that Congress had a right to exclude slavery inthe states. The Dred Scott decision also reinforced theidea that African Americans were not citizens and thatslaves could be brought into the North without gain-ing their freedom. The Dred Scott decision had the(35) effect of undermining Lincoln’s Republican platformthat wanted to repeal the Kansas/Nebraska Act.Both in the debates and the “House Divided”speech, Lincoln repeatedly questioned the Democrats’involvement in the Dred Scott decision. Lincoln(40) suggested that a conspiracy may have taken placebetween President Buchanan, President Pierce, JudgeTaney, and other Democrats, like Stephen Douglas.Lincoln used evidence to show that the Democratsseemed to have known that the Dred Scott decision(45) was coming. A key piece of evidence is that the DredScott decision was pushed back until after the elec-tion of 1856. In addition, the Democrats had draftedlegislation in 1850 and 1854 that contained languagewhich seemed to predict that Congress would not be(50)able to exclude slavery in the territories because ofConstitutional constraints. The Dred Scott decisioncast doubts on the platform of the Democrats. TheDemocrats had been endorsing a platform of popu-lar sovereignty, which stated that all new states and(55) territories should be able to vote on whether slav-ery should be allowed within their borders. The DredScott decision reaffirmed for the South that slaveswere considered property. Because America’s Consti-tution protects property, exclusion of slavery through(60) unfriendly legislation was unconstitutional.Lincoln spoke about the Kansas/Nebraska Act andhis opinion on the repeal of the Missouri Compromisethroughout the debates. He believed that popularsovereignty was contrary to the principle that valued(65)freedom over slavery. The “Spirit of Nebraska” waswhat prompted Northerners like Douglas to createthe Kansas/Nebraska Act that went against the “Spiritof ’76,” which was the hope of the Founding Fathersthat slavery would be strangled within the original(70) southern states over time. Without the majority ofpublic opinion actively opposed to slavery, Lincolnrealized that the battle over slavery could not be won.Tensions had increased dramatically in both theNorth and the South in the late 1850s. Violence in(75) Kansas had turned neighbor against neighbor, andthere were even physical fights breaking out in theSenate. The South had begun to threaten secession withregularity, and many Northerners afraid of disunionwere willing to sacrifice freedom to keep the country(80) together.Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech and his argu-ments in the Lincoln–Douglas debates show that hebelieved that slavery was threatening to become anational institution. He saw the American public(85) become increasingly indifferent to slavery and believedthe people were naive to the Democratic conspiracy.By the late 1850s, Lincoln realized that a serious con-flict was imminent. The North and South were driftingfurther and further apart and their ideologies were(90) becoming more different every year.Q.Which of the following statements best describes how Lincoln felt the rest of the country was responding to the expansion of slavery?a)Lincoln believed that most Southerners wanted to limit slavery to the original Southern states.b)Lincoln believed that all of the new territories desired slavery and that the North was unwilling to allow it.c)Lincoln believed that the South desired the expansion of slavery in the territories and the North was becoming too indifferent or frightened to challenge the South.d)Lincoln believed that most Northerners wanted the territories to have slavery because they felt it would help strangle slavery in the original Southern states.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?, a detailed solution for Directions:Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question.PassageSOCIAL SCIENCE: Abraham Lincoln and the American RepublicThroughout the Abraham Lincoln and StephenDouglas presidential debates, Stephen Douglas repeat-edly criticized Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech. Inhis “House Divided” speech, Lincoln argues that the(5)“Spirit of Nebraska,” the alleged right to choose slav-ery over freedom in territories, had invaded the countryand divided it. The North and the South were no longerworking together to put slavery on the road to extinc-tion. In fact, by the late 1850s, the South had fully(10) embraced slavery and wanted to expand it. This newattitude toward slavery promoted by Southerners andsome Northern Democrats led Lincoln to believe thatthey wanted to nationalize slavery.In the Lincoln–Douglas debates, Lincoln stated(15) that the nation was too divided to continue to compro-mise on slavery. Lincoln began his defense by referringto the actions of the Founding Fathers, who had workedto eradicate slavery. He mentioned the unanimousabolition of the African slave trade, as well as the(20) Northwest Ordinance and the lack of the word slavein the Constitution, to show that the Founding Fathersintended slavery to be strangled in the original SouthernStates. Lincoln argued that the South had movedaway from this course of ending slavery. Lincoln(25) also stated that the federal government, through theMissouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850had always regulated slavery in the territories. TheMissouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850were at odds with the new Dred Scott decision, which(30) denied that Congress had a right to exclude slavery inthe states. The Dred Scott decision also reinforced theidea that African Americans were not citizens and thatslaves could be brought into the North without gain-ing their freedom. The Dred Scott decision had the(35) effect of undermining Lincoln’s Republican platformthat wanted to repeal the Kansas/Nebraska Act.Both in the debates and the “House Divided”speech, Lincoln repeatedly questioned the Democrats’involvement in the Dred Scott decision. Lincoln(40) suggested that a conspiracy may have taken placebetween President Buchanan, President Pierce, JudgeTaney, and other Democrats, like Stephen Douglas.Lincoln used evidence to show that the Democratsseemed to have known that the Dred Scott decision(45) was coming. A key piece of evidence is that the DredScott decision was pushed back until after the elec-tion of 1856. In addition, the Democrats had draftedlegislation in 1850 and 1854 that contained languagewhich seemed to predict that Congress would not be(50)able to exclude slavery in the territories because ofConstitutional constraints. The Dred Scott decisioncast doubts on the platform of the Democrats. TheDemocrats had been endorsing a platform of popu-lar sovereignty, which stated that all new states and(55) territories should be able to vote on whether slav-ery should be allowed within their borders. The DredScott decision reaffirmed for the South that slaveswere considered property. Because America’s Consti-tution protects property, exclusion of slavery through(60) unfriendly legislation was unconstitutional.Lincoln spoke about the Kansas/Nebraska Act andhis opinion on the repeal of the Missouri Compromisethroughout the debates. He believed that popularsovereignty was contrary to the principle that valued(65)freedom over slavery. The “Spirit of Nebraska” waswhat prompted Northerners like Douglas to createthe Kansas/Nebraska Act that went against the “Spiritof ’76,” which was the hope of the Founding Fathersthat slavery would be strangled within the original(70) southern states over time. Without the majority ofpublic opinion actively opposed to slavery, Lincolnrealized that the battle over slavery could not be won.Tensions had increased dramatically in both theNorth and the South in the late 1850s. Violence in(75) Kansas had turned neighbor against neighbor, andthere were even physical fights breaking out in theSenate. The South had begun to threaten secession withregularity, and many Northerners afraid of disunionwere willing to sacrifice freedom to keep the country(80) together.Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech and his argu-ments in the Lincoln–Douglas debates show that hebelieved that slavery was threatening to become anational institution. He saw the American public(85) become increasingly indifferent to slavery and believedthe people were naive to the Democratic conspiracy.By the late 1850s, Lincoln realized that a serious con-flict was imminent. The North and South were driftingfurther and further apart and their ideologies were(90) becoming more different every year.Q.Which of the following statements best describes how Lincoln felt the rest of the country was responding to the expansion of slavery?a)Lincoln believed that most Southerners wanted to limit slavery to the original Southern states.b)Lincoln believed that all of the new territories desired slavery and that the North was unwilling to allow it.c)Lincoln believed that the South desired the expansion of slavery in the territories and the North was becoming too indifferent or frightened to challenge the South.d)Lincoln believed that most Northerners wanted the territories to have slavery because they felt it would help strangle slavery in the original Southern states.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? has been provided alongside types of Directions:Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question.PassageSOCIAL SCIENCE: Abraham Lincoln and the American RepublicThroughout the Abraham Lincoln and StephenDouglas presidential debates, Stephen Douglas repeat-edly criticized Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech. Inhis “House Divided” speech, Lincoln argues that the(5)“Spirit of Nebraska,” the alleged right to choose slav-ery over freedom in territories, had invaded the countryand divided it. The North and the South were no longerworking together to put slavery on the road to extinc-tion. In fact, by the late 1850s, the South had fully(10) embraced slavery and wanted to expand it. This newattitude toward slavery promoted by Southerners andsome Northern Democrats led Lincoln to believe thatthey wanted to nationalize slavery.In the Lincoln–Douglas debates, Lincoln stated(15) that the nation was too divided to continue to compro-mise on slavery. Lincoln began his defense by referringto the actions of the Founding Fathers, who had workedto eradicate slavery. He mentioned the unanimousabolition of the African slave trade, as well as the(20) Northwest Ordinance and the lack of the word slavein the Constitution, to show that the Founding Fathersintended slavery to be strangled in the original SouthernStates. Lincoln argued that the South had movedaway from this course of ending slavery. Lincoln(25) also stated that the federal government, through theMissouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850had always regulated slavery in the territories. TheMissouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850were at odds with the new Dred Scott decision, which(30) denied that Congress had a right to exclude slavery inthe states. The Dred Scott decision also reinforced theidea that African Americans were not citizens and thatslaves could be brought into the North without gain-ing their freedom. The Dred Scott decision had the(35) effect of undermining Lincoln’s Republican platformthat wanted to repeal the Kansas/Nebraska Act.Both in the debates and the “House Divided”speech, Lincoln repeatedly questioned the Democrats’involvement in the Dred Scott decision. Lincoln(40) suggested that a conspiracy may have taken placebetween President Buchanan, President Pierce, JudgeTaney, and other Democrats, like Stephen Douglas.Lincoln used evidence to show that the Democratsseemed to have known that the Dred Scott decision(45) was coming. A key piece of evidence is that the DredScott decision was pushed back until after the elec-tion of 1856. In addition, the Democrats had draftedlegislation in 1850 and 1854 that contained languagewhich seemed to predict that Congress would not be(50)able to exclude slavery in the territories because ofConstitutional constraints. The Dred Scott decisioncast doubts on the platform of the Democrats. TheDemocrats had been endorsing a platform of popu-lar sovereignty, which stated that all new states and(55) territories should be able to vote on whether slav-ery should be allowed within their borders. The DredScott decision reaffirmed for the South that slaveswere considered property. Because America’s Consti-tution protects property, exclusion of slavery through(60) unfriendly legislation was unconstitutional.Lincoln spoke about the Kansas/Nebraska Act andhis opinion on the repeal of the Missouri Compromisethroughout the debates. He believed that popularsovereignty was contrary to the principle that valued(65)freedom over slavery. The “Spirit of Nebraska” waswhat prompted Northerners like Douglas to createthe Kansas/Nebraska Act that went against the “Spiritof ’76,” which was the hope of the Founding Fathersthat slavery would be strangled within the original(70) southern states over time. Without the majority ofpublic opinion actively opposed to slavery, Lincolnrealized that the battle over slavery could not be won.Tensions had increased dramatically in both theNorth and the South in the late 1850s. Violence in(75) Kansas had turned neighbor against neighbor, andthere were even physical fights breaking out in theSenate. The South had begun to threaten secession withregularity, and many Northerners afraid of disunionwere willing to sacrifice freedom to keep the country(80) together.Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech and his argu-ments in the Lincoln–Douglas debates show that hebelieved that slavery was threatening to become anational institution. He saw the American public(85) become increasingly indifferent to slavery and believedthe people were naive to the Democratic conspiracy.By the late 1850s, Lincoln realized that a serious con-flict was imminent. The North and South were driftingfurther and further apart and their ideologies were(90) becoming more different every year.Q.Which of the following statements best describes how Lincoln felt the rest of the country was responding to the expansion of slavery?a)Lincoln believed that most Southerners wanted to limit slavery to the original Southern states.b)Lincoln believed that all of the new territories desired slavery and that the North was unwilling to allow it.c)Lincoln believed that the South desired the expansion of slavery in the territories and the North was becoming too indifferent or frightened to challenge the South.d)Lincoln believed that most Northerners wanted the territories to have slavery because they felt it would help strangle slavery in the original Southern states.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? theory, EduRev gives you an ample number of questions to practice Directions:Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question.PassageSOCIAL SCIENCE: Abraham Lincoln and the American RepublicThroughout the Abraham Lincoln and StephenDouglas presidential debates, Stephen Douglas repeat-edly criticized Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech. Inhis “House Divided” speech, Lincoln argues that the(5)“Spirit of Nebraska,” the alleged right to choose slav-ery over freedom in territories, had invaded the countryand divided it. The North and the South were no longerworking together to put slavery on the road to extinc-tion. In fact, by the late 1850s, the South had fully(10) embraced slavery and wanted to expand it. This newattitude toward slavery promoted by Southerners andsome Northern Democrats led Lincoln to believe thatthey wanted to nationalize slavery.In the Lincoln–Douglas debates, Lincoln stated(15) that the nation was too divided to continue to compro-mise on slavery. Lincoln began his defense by referringto the actions of the Founding Fathers, who had workedto eradicate slavery. He mentioned the unanimousabolition of the African slave trade, as well as the(20) Northwest Ordinance and the lack of the word slavein the Constitution, to show that the Founding Fathersintended slavery to be strangled in the original SouthernStates. Lincoln argued that the South had movedaway from this course of ending slavery. Lincoln(25) also stated that the federal government, through theMissouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850had always regulated slavery in the territories. TheMissouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850were at odds with the new Dred Scott decision, which(30) denied that Congress had a right to exclude slavery inthe states. The Dred Scott decision also reinforced theidea that African Americans were not citizens and thatslaves could be brought into the North without gain-ing their freedom. The Dred Scott decision had the(35) effect of undermining Lincoln’s Republican platformthat wanted to repeal the Kansas/Nebraska Act.Both in the debates and the “House Divided”speech, Lincoln repeatedly questioned the Democrats’involvement in the Dred Scott decision. Lincoln(40) suggested that a conspiracy may have taken placebetween President Buchanan, President Pierce, JudgeTaney, and other Democrats, like Stephen Douglas.Lincoln used evidence to show that the Democratsseemed to have known that the Dred Scott decision(45) was coming. A key piece of evidence is that the DredScott decision was pushed back until after the elec-tion of 1856. In addition, the Democrats had draftedlegislation in 1850 and 1854 that contained languagewhich seemed to predict that Congress would not be(50)able to exclude slavery in the territories because ofConstitutional constraints. The Dred Scott decisioncast doubts on the platform of the Democrats. TheDemocrats had been endorsing a platform of popu-lar sovereignty, which stated that all new states and(55) territories should be able to vote on whether slav-ery should be allowed within their borders. The DredScott decision reaffirmed for the South that slaveswere considered property. Because America’s Consti-tution protects property, exclusion of slavery through(60) unfriendly legislation was unconstitutional.Lincoln spoke about the Kansas/Nebraska Act andhis opinion on the repeal of the Missouri Compromisethroughout the debates. He believed that popularsovereignty was contrary to the principle that valued(65)freedom over slavery. The “Spirit of Nebraska” waswhat prompted Northerners like Douglas to createthe Kansas/Nebraska Act that went against the “Spiritof ’76,” which was the hope of the Founding Fathersthat slavery would be strangled within the original(70) southern states over time. Without the majority ofpublic opinion actively opposed to slavery, Lincolnrealized that the battle over slavery could not be won.Tensions had increased dramatically in both theNorth and the South in the late 1850s. Violence in(75) Kansas had turned neighbor against neighbor, andthere were even physical fights breaking out in theSenate. The South had begun to threaten secession withregularity, and many Northerners afraid of disunionwere willing to sacrifice freedom to keep the country(80) together.Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech and his argu-ments in the Lincoln–Douglas debates show that hebelieved that slavery was threatening to become anational institution. He saw the American public(85) become increasingly indifferent to slavery and believedthe people were naive to the Democratic conspiracy.By the late 1850s, Lincoln realized that a serious con-flict was imminent. The North and South were driftingfurther and further apart and their ideologies were(90) becoming more different every year.Q.Which of the following statements best describes how Lincoln felt the rest of the country was responding to the expansion of slavery?a)Lincoln believed that most Southerners wanted to limit slavery to the original Southern states.b)Lincoln believed that all of the new territories desired slavery and that the North was unwilling to allow it.c)Lincoln believed that the South desired the expansion of slavery in the territories and the North was becoming too indifferent or frightened to challenge the South.d)Lincoln believed that most Northerners wanted the territories to have slavery because they felt it would help strangle slavery in the original Southern states.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? tests, examples and also practice ACT tests.