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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
Weak presidential leadership
Women's suffrage movement
High protective tariffs
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Extension of slavery
Lincoln's "House Divided" remark (1858) argued that the nation could not permanently endure half slave and half free — he was warning about the spread/extension of slavery into the territories and its threat to the Union.
Lincoln's "House Divided" remark (1858) argued that the nation could not permanently endure half slave and half free — he was warning about the spread/extension of slavery into the territories and its threat to the Union.
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