A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free" according to this Lincoln believed.

A. Slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately
B. Sectional differences threatened to destroy the union
C. The southern states should be allowed to secede
D. To save the union, the north should compromise with the south on slavery


Answer: B. Sectional differences threatened to destroy the union

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