The Republicans selected Abraham Lincoln as their presidential candidate even though a) he had no significant political background. 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.

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The Republicans selected Abraham Lincoln as their presidential candidate even though a) he had no significant political background. 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.

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Jaliyah Kennedy · Answer 1

The Republicans selected Abraham Lincoln as their presidential candidate even though " 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.