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Primary Sources - Famous Speeches: Abraham Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech, excerpts

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Read the passage Abraham Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech. Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage Abraham Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech. Then answer the questions below.
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What historical question does Lincoln's speech address?

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Which statements best reveal Lincoln's perspective on the state of the Union at that time?

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Drag each quote to the correct box to identify whether it is a fact or opinon.

  • "In 1854, slavery was excluded from more than half the state constitutions. It was excluded from most of the national territories by congressional prevention of it."
  • "Thirdly, the United States courts will not decide whether holding a negro in slavery in a free State makes him free. They will leave the courts of any slave State the negro may be forced into by the master to decide."
  • "I do not expect the Union to be dissolved. I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be divided."
  • "Either the opponents of slavery will arrest its further spread. Or, its supporters will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the States, old as well as new — North as well as South."
  • "In his inaugural address, the incoming President urged the people to follow the court’s decision, whatever it might be."
  • Fact
  • Opinion