The Republicans selected Abraham Lincoln as their presidential candidate even though a)he had no significant political backgroun
d. b)he had supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act. c)he had favored the extension of slavery into the West. d)he did not plan to end slavery where it already existed.
The Republicans selected Abraham Lincoln as their presidential candidate even though "<span>d)he did not plan to end slavery where it already existed". This is because the Republicans knew that the most important issue at the time was preserving the Union.</span>
That is true and they also wanted help in making countries, to be like France and Great Britain, in their country. However, neither have happened quite yet.
