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In the Illinois State Legislature Lincoln spoke against slavery but believed that Southern states had the right to maintain their current system. When Elijah Lovejoy, an anti-slavery newspaperman was killed, Lincoln refused to condemn lynch-law and instead criticized the extreme policies of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
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When did Abraham Lincoln stop slavery?
Abraham Lincoln stopped slavery on September 22nd, 1862
Did Abraham Lincoln appprove slavery?
Abe Lincoln did not like slavery.
What did Abraham did not believe in?
Abraham Lincoln did not believe in slavery.
What did Abraham Lincoln get rid of?
Slavery.
Who was it who abolished slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
What did Abraham Lincoln refused to?
slavery
What was Abraham Lincoln's opinion about slavery at the beginning of the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln disagreed with slavery right from the get-go .. :) Hope I helped ..
What did Abraham Lincoln did not believe in?
Abraham Lincoln did not believe in slavery.
Over Which issue did Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas disagree during their debates?
It was the issue of slavery that Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A Douglas disagreed about during their political debates. Stephen A Douglas supported slavery while Abraham Lincoln opposed it.
Which President stopped slavery?
Abraham Lincoln & the Emancipation Proclamation.
What was Abraham Lincoln's decision about slavery?
He wanted to abolish slavery
How did Abraham Lincoln's background influence his views on slavery?
Abraham Lincoln was raised by his father who was a strict Baptist and did not believe in slavery. His views and the encounters Lincoln had with slaves themselves influenced his views on slavery.
