24. Who won the election for the U.S. Senate in Illinois in 1858? A) Salmon Chas

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24. Who won the election for the U.S. Senate in Illinois in 1858? A) Salmon Chase. B) Stephen C. Douglas. C) Abraham Lincoln. D) George Sumter 25. Abraham Lincoln lost the election in 1858, and his battle l office was not the best way to oppose slavery. Left him enough money from the campaign to retire. Left Lincoln bitter but determined to defeat Fremont in the next election. Made Lincoln a leading spokesman for the Republican Party. B) C) D) 26. Most white southerners regarded John Brown as A) B) C) D) A demented old man who wanted them dead. A martyr. An ineffective advocate of slavery. Someone to watch carefully. 27. What liberty did Southerners try to protect with their secession? The liberty to adhere to state's rights above all else. a) B) C) D) The liberty to maintain local customs and traditions. The liberty to defy the principles of capitalism. The liberty to own, buy, sell, and transport slaves. 28. How did the constitution of the Confederacy differ from that of the United States? A) It only provided for one chamber in the legislature. B) It denied its president a veto. It stated specifically that whites were superior to blacks. C) D) It specifically addressed the rights of white women. 29. Once the Lower South had seceded, Republicans concluded that A) Any compromise amounted to northern surrender to southern blackmail. B) No hope to preserve the Union remained. C) Their only policy was to wait for southeners to come to their senses. D) It was a relief to have any slave state leave the Union.

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24. Stephen C. Douglas won the election for the U.S. Senate in Illinois in 1858.

25. Abraham Lincoln lost the election in 1858, and his battle made Lincoln a leading spokesman for the Republican Party.

26. Most white southerners regarded John Brown as a martyr.

27. Southerners tried to protect with their secession the liberty to own, buy, sell, and transport slaves.

28. How did the constitution of the confederacy differ from that of the United States – It only provided one chamber in the legislature.

29. Once the Lower South had seceded, Republicans conclude that any compromise amounted to northern surrender to southern blackmail.

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