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question 70
1 pts
which statement best describes the republican party position in the election of 1860?
there should be immediate emancipation of slaves in the south.
a program of gradual compensated emancipation should be started.
there should be no further extension of slavery into the territories.
popular sovereignty should be honestly applied in the remaining territories.
question 71
1 pts
the first state to secede was _____.
south carolina
alabama
georgia
mississippi

Explanation:

Question 70

To determine the Republican party's position in the 1860 election, we analyze each option:

• "Immediate emancipation" was not the Republican stance (they were more moderate initially).
• "Gradual compensated emancipation" was not their main platform.
• The Republicans' key position was opposing the spread of slavery into new territories (to limit its growth, not immediately end it in the South).
• "Popular sovereignty" was associated with other factions, not the Republicans in 1860.

So the correct statement is "There should be no further extension of slavery into the territories."

After the 1860 election, South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union, doing so in December 1860. Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi seceded later.

Answer:

There should be no further extension of slavery into the territories.

Question 71