The idea expressed by Abraham Lincoln in this speech was significant because people at that time were still trying to compromise on the issue of slavery.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared the slaves forever free, within the Confederacy in 1863. However, the Proclamation did not include slaves in non-Confederate border states and in parts of the Confederacy under Union control.
Which speech did Abraham Lincoln gave?
On June 16, 1858, Lincoln gave the House Divided Speech, this speech became very significant in American history. In this speech, Lincoln addressed the country about abolishing slavery, and how important it is to do so.
Lincoln gave the House Divided Speech because, people at that time were still trying to compromise on the issue of slavery. Lincoln saw that by 1804 all of the Northern states had abolished slavery or set measures in place to gradually abolish it. But slavery had not been abolished in any Southern state, even by 1861.
In Southern states slavery became very profitable, as the major cash crops were grown by the slaves. Hence, they needed slaves in order to take care of their huge plantations.
Hence, option A is correct.
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