Ahouse 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. it will become all one thing or all the other.

—abraham lincoln, springfield, illinois, june 16, 1858

what is a historical idea or event that supports lincoln’s point
of view?

Lucifer with lucifer, although an angel he and not a man, i purpose to begin. for notwithstanding angels cannot be the sport of fortune, yet he fell though sin down into hell, and he is yet therein, o lucifer, brightest of angels all. now thou art satan, and canst never win out of my miseries; how great they fall! adam consider adam, made by god's own fingerm and not begotten of man's unclean seed, he that in eden was allowed to linger - now call damascus- and had power at need over all paradise, save that decreed and single tree prohibited. than he none ever on earth stood higher, till his deed drove him to labour, hell and misery describe a theme that the author develops through these two excerpts. then analyze how the two excerpts interact and build on one another to develop this theme. be sure to use specific details from the text to support your ideas

Apoll showed voters prefer that members of congress act as delegates. how might we expect the effect of this to differ between senators and representatives?

What contribution did the pilgrims make to the development of american government