Why did abraham lincoln lose the election of 1858? a. he refused to publicly debate his opponent. b. more citizens voted for his opponent. c. republicans won a majority in the illinois legislature. d. democrats won a majority in the illinois legislature.

Abraham Lincoln lose the election of 1858 because (D.) democrats won a majority in the Illinois legislature.

During this time, U.S. Senators were elected by the state legislatures and not by the vote of citizens. In that way, the democratic party leader Stephen A. Douglas got a majority in the Illinois legislature, which made him win the elections. The percentage of votes that Douglas got was 54%, while Lincoln's percentage was 46%, leading up to a difference of 8%.

by 1890, the united states had by far the world's most productive economy. american industry produced twice as much as its closest competitor--britain. but the united states was not a great military or diplomatic power. its army numbered less than 30,000 troops, and its navy had only about 10,000 seamen. britain's army was five times the size of its american counterpart, and its navy was ten times bigger. the united states' military was small because the country was situated between two large oceans and was surrounded by weak or friendly nations. it faced no serious military threats and had little interest in asserting military power overseas.

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