"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free." - Abraham Lincoln
1. What did Abraham Lincoln mean by "house divided" ? Why did this anger the South ?
"If the states cannot endure thus divided, then he must strive to make them all free or all slave, which will inevitably bring about a dissolution of the Union." - Stephen Douglas
2. How did Stephen Douglas misinterpret what Abraham Lincoln said? Did this become a universal view? How did this lead to the Civil War?
1. What did Abraham Lincoln mean by "house divided" ? Why did this anger the South ?
"If the states cannot endure thus divided, then he must strive to make them all free or all slave, which will inevitably bring about a dissolution of the Union." - Stephen Douglas
2. How did Stephen Douglas misinterpret what Abraham Lincoln said? Did this become a universal view? How did this lead to the Civil War?