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Summarizethe main points of Lincoln’s House Divided Speech. Why would someonefrom the South who followed the ideological discussions around thequestion of slavery have reason to be concerned about Lincoln’s opinionsas stated in this address? Would this speech satisfy an ardentabolitionist? Why or why not? How do the ideas of this speech reflectthe times in which it was given? What other main events in the marchtowards Civil War have influenced Lincoln’s thinking on slavery and thepart it plays in the union at this point in the disintegration of theUnion? From what he says in this speech what are Lincoln’s thought onthe founders of the United States or rather those who wrote theConstitution at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia? Addressat least two of these issues in your initial posting.