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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?
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Compromise of 1850
Dred Scott decision
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Wilmot Proviso
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Wilmot Proviso
Reason: Lincoln opposed the expansion of slavery into the territories (as he argued in the 1858 debates). The Wilmot Proviso proposed banning slavery in lands gained from Mexico, which best matches his position.
Reason: Lincoln opposed the expansion of slavery into the territories (as he argued in the 1858 debates). The Wilmot Proviso proposed banning slavery in lands gained from Mexico, which best matches his position.
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