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Abraham lincoln and stephen douglas had opposing views on how to deal with slavery in the united states. read each quote and then answer the questions for each using complete sentences. step 1: read this quote “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 i do not expect the house to but i do expect it will cease to be divided. it will become all one thing or all the other.” step 2: answer these questions does lincoln think that we can continue to have some slave states and some free states? which sentence tells you how he felt about this? tell me about a historic event that supports lincoln’s point of view on this: step 3: read this quote “i believe that the union can only be preserved by maintaining inviolate the constitution of the united states as our fathers have made it. that constitution guarantees to the people of every state the right o have slavery or not have it… each state being left free to decide for itself. the framers of that constitution… well understood that each one of the thirteen states had distinct and separate interests, and required distinct and separate local laws and local institutions.” step 4: answer these questions does douglas think we can continue to have some slave states and some free states? which sentences tells you how he felt about this? tell me about a historic idea that supports douglas’ point of view on this:

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