During the campaign of 1860, Abraham Lincoln and the Republican party
a. opposed the expansion of slavery but did not threaten to attack slavery in the South.
b. waged a national campaign to win votes in the South as well as the Midwest and the Northeast.
c. promised, if elected, to seek peaceful, compensated abolition of slavery in the South.
d. were forced to be cautious about limiting the expansion of slavery because of Stephen A. Douglas's threats to support secession.
e. focused entirely on the slavery question.
Answer: A