Question

For the sake of the Union, it ought to be restored. We ought to elect a House of Representatives which will vote its restoration. If by any means, we omit to do this, what follows? Slavery may or may not be established in Nebraska. But whether it be or not, we shall have repudiated - discarded from the councils of the Nation - the SPIRIT of COMPROMISE; for who after this will ever trust in a national compromise?” - Abraham Lincoln, 1854 This quotation comes from a speech made by Illinois lawyer Abraham Lincoln in 1854 in response to the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Which of the following is Lincoln calling on to be restored? the Lecompton Constitution the Missouri Compromise popular sovereignty

Answer 1

Answer:

The Missouri Compromise

Explanation:

in the text it says the SPIRIT of COMPROMISE

Answer 2

Answer:

The Missouri Compromise

Explanation:

This speech was made by Lincoln following the approval of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Essentially, this act allowed any new states to judge for themselves whether they wanted to adopt slavery or not. This unfair law angered Lincoln, as it meant the end of the Missouri Compromise.

The Missouri Compromise stated that Congress had the ultimate right to prohibit the expansion of slavery into new territories that entered the US. Lincoln was thus understandably upset as he strongly opposed slavery.