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How Did Militant Abolitionists View Abraham Lincoln During the Election

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How did militant abolitionists view Abraham Lincoln during the election of 1860 and the first year of the Civil War?


A) They believed that he shared their principles and that his antislavery policies were strong and good.
B) They applauded his stance on slavery,though they lamented that Congress would not allow him to take stronger measures to end it.
C) They believed that he was too willing to push through antislavery measures without considering the effects they would have on white northerners' support for the war effort.
D) They often opposed his policies,which they believed did not take a sufficiently firm or consistent stand against slavery.

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