As leader of the Republican Party, Lincoln was outspoken in his views on slavery and expressed them during the debates of 1858. Which of the following would best fit with his position?

Question

As leader of the Republican Party, Lincoln was outspoken in his views on slavery and expressed them during the debates of 1858. Which of the following would best fit with his position?

(1 point)
Responses

Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850

Dred Scott decision
Dred Scott decision

Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act

Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot Proviso

Answer 1

The most likely answer is the Wilmot Proviso. The Wilmot Proviso was a proposal introduced in 1846 to prohibit slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico during the Mexican-American War. Lincoln, as a leader of the Republican Party, would have been likely to support this measure.