“i think i am a whig; but others say there are not whigs, and that i am an abolitionist. . i now do no more than oppose the extension of slavery. i am not a know-nothing. . how could i be? how can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes, be in favor of degrading classes of white people? . . as a nation, we began by declaring ‘all men are created equal.’ we now practically read it ‘all men are created equal except negroes.’ when the know-nothings get control, it will read ‘all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and catholics.’” —abraham lincoln from reading this quotation by lincoln, you can infer that the “know-nothings” were opposed to all of the following a. the abolitionist movement c. eventual secession b. welcoming immigrants into the u. s. d. religious freedom select the best answer from the choices provided