During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, which position did Abraham Lincoln take?A. The Missouri Compromise should be replaced by pop
ular sovereignty.B. The Dred Scott case should overturn the Kansas-Nebraska Act.C. Slaves had natural rights but were not entirely equal to whites.D. Black slaves had natural rights and were the equals of whites
During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, which position did Abraham Lincoln take?
C. Slaves had natural rights but were not entirely equal to whites
This is due to Lincoln opposing the The Missouri Compromise, Dred Scott case and Kansas-Nebraska Act while uphoplding the ideals that the Declaration of Independance also applied to enslaved blacks in America and should not be maintained in Chains. This position often had him criticized as an abolitionist by both his own party and his detractors. While He beleived the slaves should be freed, he did not think them his equal nor did he have a notion on how the emancipation should be handled.
