Question

by the end of the 1850s, the anti-slavery republican party was strong enough that it stood a good chance of winning a national election. in 1860, the republicans nominated abraham lincoln for president. place the following events from lincolns life in order.earlierwith a growing national reputation, lincoln wins the nomination to be the republican candidate for president.lincoln is angered by the kansas-nebraska act. after the whig party collapses, he joins the anti-slavery republican party.as a whig congressman from illinois in the 1840s, lincoln opposes the u.s.-mexican war.lincoln is born poor in kentucky. he becomes a lawyer after moving to the northwestern state of illinois.as a republican, lincoln becomes famous with northern voters after a series of debates with illinois senator stephen douglas about slavery.

Explanation:

The events are ordered by their historical timeline, starting with Lincoln's early life and progressing through his political career milestones:

1. Lincoln's birth and early career as a lawyer is the earliest event.
2. His service as a Whig congressman opposing the U.S.-Mexican War occurred in the 1840s.
3. The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) led to his anger and his switch to the Republican Party after the Whig collapse.
4. The Lincoln-Douglas debates (1858) brought him national fame among Northern Republicans.
5. Finally, he won the Republican presidential nomination in 1860.

Answer:

1. Lincoln is born poor in Kentucky. He becomes a lawyer after moving to the northwestern state of Illinois.
2. As a Whig congressman from Illinois in the 1840s, Lincoln opposes the U.S.-Mexican War.
3. Lincoln is angered by the Kansas-Nebraska Act. After the Whig Party collapses, he joins the anti-slavery Republican Party.
4. As a Republican, Lincoln becomes famous with Northern voters after a series of debates with Illinois senator Stephen Douglas about slavery.
5. With a growing national reputation, Lincoln wins the nomination to be the Republican candidate for president.