Analyze the sectional crisis 1850-1860 — Compromise of 1850 + Fugitive Slave Act + Uncle Tom's Cabin 1852 + Kansas-Nebraska 1854 + Bleeding Kansas + Dred Scott 1857 + Lincoln-Douglas 1858 + John Brown's Harpers Ferry October 1859 — as escalating conflict over slavery's expansion
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~3 min
hist.g8.f.ex_13
Short Answer
Prompt
Quote 1 famous line from Lincoln's 'House Divided' speech June 16 1858.
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
rubric
criteria
- 'A house divided against itself cannot stand' OR 'this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free' OR similar
Hints
- Lincoln drew the metaphor from Mark 3:25 (biblical).
- Speech delivered to IL Republican convention Springfield.
Misconceptions to watch
- Confusing 'House Divided' with Gettysburg Address
Used in lessons