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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Responses
Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850
Dred Scott decision
Dred Scott decision
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot Proviso
1 answer
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.