USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free."-Abraham Lincoln, 1858According to the above quotation, Abraham Lincoln believed that (3.1)
A
Slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately
B
Sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union
C
The Southern states should be allowed to secede
D
To save the nation, the North should compromise with the South on slavery
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lincoln felt that the ideals of freedom for all and the institution of slavery could not coexist-morally, socially, or legally-under one nation. Slavery must ultimately be universally accepted or universally denied.

Detailed explanation-2: -“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.

Detailed explanation-3: -“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.”

Detailed explanation-4: -government should do for people only what they cannot do better by themselves, and no more.” Often shared the fact that his favorite Lincoln quote was “… government should do for people only what they cannot do better by themselves, and no more.”

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