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.

the right answer is a. he had no significant political background.

abraham lincoln was an uncommon common man who remained an obscure figure in terms of the national political landscape. he had emerged on the national scene during his unsuccessful illinois senatorial campaign two years before and had since taken a stance designed to make him available for the nomination. before this he was a small-town lawyer from springfield, rawboned former whig state legislator, and one-term congressman.

the captain of a steam ship naturally chooses the shortest route to his destination. since a sailing ship is usually pushed by winds and currents, its captain must find a route where the wind will probably blow in the right direction. tacking, i.e. using contrary wind to pull (sic) the sails, was always possible but wasted time because of the zigzagging required, and this would significantly delay long voyages. the early european explorers were not only looking for new lands. they also had to discover the pattern of winds and currents that would carry them where they wanted to go. during the age of sail winds and currents determined trade routes and therefore influenced european imperialism and modern political geography. for an outline to the main wind systems see global wind patterns.

pilotage or cabotage, in one sense, is the art of sailing along the coast using known landmarks. navigation, in one sense, is the art of sailing long distances out of sight of land.[1] although the polynesians were able to sail the pacific (with great difficulty) and people regularly sailed north and south across the mediterranean, before the time of columbus nearly all sailing was coastal pilotage

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