Question
Read the quotation and answer the question.
A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and half free. 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. It will become all one thing or all the other.
— Abraham Lincoln, June 16, 1858
Based on the quotation, what was President Lincoln's view of slavery before the outbreak of the Civil War?
(1 point)
Responses
The United States was morally obligated to abolish slavery
The United States was morally obligated to abolish slavery
Preserving the Union was more important than taking a stance on slavery
Preserving the Union was more important than taking a stance on slavery
The United States should make slavery legal in all states
The United States should make slavery legal in all states
The Union should be dissolved if any of the states refuse to outlaw slavery
A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and half free. 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. It will become all one thing or all the other.
— Abraham Lincoln, June 16, 1858
Based on the quotation, what was President Lincoln's view of slavery before the outbreak of the Civil War?
(1 point)
Responses
The United States was morally obligated to abolish slavery
The United States was morally obligated to abolish slavery
Preserving the Union was more important than taking a stance on slavery
Preserving the Union was more important than taking a stance on slavery
The United States should make slavery legal in all states
The United States should make slavery legal in all states
The Union should be dissolved if any of the states refuse to outlaw slavery
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Based on the quotation, President Lincoln's view of slavery before the outbreak of the Civil War was that **the United States was morally obligated to abolish slavery**. He expresses that a government cannot endure with a division between slave and free states and implies that a resolution must be reached concerning the issue of slavery.