The newly formed Republican Party nominated Abraham Lincoln on principles that opposed the further expansion of slavery. Now with Lincoln being elected the South really felt that expansionism was being threatened, and because expansion was vital to the survival of slavery, they felt their way of life was being threatened. ... Lincoln said that succession was illegal and said that he intended to maintain federal possessions in the South. ... However, when the South seceded it was said by Abraham Lincoln, "A house divided against it cannot stand. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The newly formed Republican Party nominated Abraham Lincoln on principles that opposed the further expansion of slavery. Now with Lincoln being elected the South really felt that expansionism was being threatened, and because expansion was vital to the survival of slavery, they felt their way of life was being threatened. ... Lincoln said that succession was illegal and said that he intended to maintain federal possessions in the South. ... However, when the South seceded it was said by Abraham Lincoln, "A house divided against it cannot stand. ...

• Word Count: 1409
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In the now famous A House Divided speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln in 1858 states: "A house divided against itself cannot stand. ... The political differences between Republicans and Democrats intensified when the Lincoln - Douglas debates drew the attention of the entire nation in 1858. ... Douglas believed in Popular Sovereignty, while Lincoln did not believe the Union would survive as half slave states and half free states. ... In 1860, they nominated Abraham Lincoln for the Presidency who had run for the senate in 1856 on a platform that opposed slave...

• Word Count: 2247
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The newly formed Republican party nominated Abraham Lincoln on principles that opposed the further expansion of slavery. Now with Lincoln being elected the South really felt that expansionism was being threatened, and because expansion was vital to the survival of slavery they also felt their way of life was being threatened. ...

• Word Count: 2119
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• Grade Level: High School

The decision by the Republicans to nominate Abraham Lincoln instead of William Seward as their presidential nominee in 1860. Lincoln would go on to win because of it, and the South would secede because of this. Because it was the spark that lit the fuse that blew America into the Civil War, Lincoln's nomination was the second-most important event to occur that led up to the Civil War. 1. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The newly formed Republican Party nominated Abraham Lincoln on principles that opposed the further expansion of slavery. Now with Lincoln being elected the South really felt that expansionism was being threatened, and because expansion was vital to the survival of slavery they also felt their way of life was being threatened. ... Lincoln said that succession was illegal and said that he intended to maintain federal possessions in the South. ...

• Word Count: 1672
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• Grade Level: High School

"By the 1850's the Constitution, originally framed as an instrument of national unity, had become a source of sectional discord and tension and ultimately contributed to the failure of the union it had created". Because of the lack of information in the Constitution, the United States lost its sens...

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(Bernard 73) During the Civil War, which started in 1861, Truth journeyed to Washington D.C. and met President Abraham Lincoln. ... (McPherson 28) In 1862, General Edward Bates, Lincoln's attorney general, said citizenship was "not dependent or coexistent with race, color, the degradation of people, or the legal right to vote and hold office." ...

• Word Count: 1979
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The darkest parts of U.S. history lies in the time of slavery. The worst examples of humanity can be seen during this time period. However, in the midst of that darkness, one woman chose to shine a light on the cruelties of slavery. Harriet Jacobs, who is credited as the first woman black woman to...

• Word Count: 2508
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School