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Read the quote.
A house divided against itself cannot stand... 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, 1858
Which issue caused Abraham Lincoln to make this statement?
Extension of slavery
Women's suffrage movement
Weak presidential leadership
High protective tariffs
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Extension of slavery.
Lincoln made that remark during his 1858 campaign (Lincoln‑Douglas debates) arguing that the nation could not permanently endure half slave and half free; the issue was the spread/extension of slavery into new territories.
Lincoln made that remark during his 1858 campaign (Lincoln‑Douglas debates) arguing that the nation could not permanently endure half slave and half free; the issue was the spread/extension of slavery into new territories.
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