Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Lincoln's Early Speeches

Read the excerpts from Lincoln's "House Divided," Cooper Union, and First Inaugural Address. Write a paragraph that answers these three questions: 

1. What connections can you make between the three speeches?

2. What is Lincoln's position on slavery?

3. How did Lincoln appeal to the southern states in his First Inaugural Address?

58 comments:

  1. Diana & Anthony
    per.1

    1)All the specches talk about how slaves should be treated equality to any man kind.
    "Let all the guaranties those fathers gave it, be, not grudgingly, but fully and fairly maintained."
    2)He thinks that slavery is an evil ambition
    "as an evil not to be extended, but to be tolerated and protected only because of and so far as is actual presence among us makes that toleration and protection a necessity"
    3)He didnt want slavery to expand and he tried to avoid the civil war.
    "In his inaugural address, Lincoln tried to avoid civil war and reassure the southern states that he had never advocated the removal of slavery where it existed, but rather was opposed only to the expansion of slavery."

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  2. Geraldi & Victor
    Per.1

    1. The connection that all the speeches have is that slaves should be treated equally.
    2. He thought that slavery was an evil ambition.
    3. Lincoln's position on slavery was that he didn't want slavery to expand.

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  3. Jose and Robert
    per;1
    4/16/08

    The three speeches are the same because they both talk about slavey and argument. Lincoln disagrees with slavey because of what he said 'I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free'. The main idea of the speech was that the north and the south have to get along with each other because they are the same nation.

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  4. Diana&Anthony
    period.1

    All three speeches have to do with giving slaves there natural rights. Let all the guaranties those fathers gave it, be, not grudgingly, but fully and fairly maintained. This means all the rights the Declaration of independence gave to the americans african americans should get these rights too."Lincoln is not opposing slavery but he does not want it to spread either." as an evil not to be extended, but to be tolerated "

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  5. cynthia,jessie
    per.1

    1)That what the three speeches have in common is slavery should not be expanded and should be stopped. For example "as an evil not to extended, but to be tolerated".

    2)Lincoln's position on slavery is to not let slavery expand anymore.

    3)What Lincoln appealed was to stop the expansion of slavery in the First Inaugural Address.

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  6. Mayra Casillas
    Alonso baltazar PERIOD:1

    1}THE CONNECTIONS THAT THEY HAVE IS THAT THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME THOUGHTS OF HAVING THE RIGHTS OF HAVING AND OR BUYING THE SLAVES AND SO THEY ALL WANT TO MAKE IT LEGL TO B HAVING THE RIGHT TO OWN THEM...

    2}LINCOLN'S POSITION OF HAVING SLAVES IS THAT THEY DONT WNT TO ABOLISHED THE SLAVES CAUSE WITH OUT THE SLAVES THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO DO THINGS WITHOUT THEM..

    3]HE WAS DRESSED IN A SUIT THAT HAD SHORT SLEEVES AND SHRT LEGGINGS.

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  7. erick & mario

    The things that they have commen were that they all had to do with slaves and their freedom
    i belive this goverment cannot have alot slaves and that they should have just only slave states or just free states because they could not combine.
    If they combine they will cause a lot of problems and the people did not want to do that anymore. (arrest the further spread of it). permanently half slave and half free.that meant that they have to stay slave .

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  8. Aureliano & Carolina Period:1

    1) " It will become all one thing or all other" which means the united states can not continion to have half slve states and half fre states.

    cooper union
    "Republicans desire slavery as an evil not to be extended, but to be tolerated . "
    which means that its evil but also it should not spread out but also we should just deal with it.

    First Inaugural
    the goverment will not take away slaves away from the south.
    what they all have in comment is that they dont want to slavery to expand buut also not hurt people.

    2) Lincoln position in slavery is he dont like it but he has to deal with it so he wont start a war.

    3) Lincoln appeal to the southerners in his First Inaugural Address that he will not take slaves away from the southerners.

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  9. George & Luis per:1

    1.A house divided against itself cannot stand.' and that means that we should agree on one thing.
    2. all Republicans desire slavery as an evil not to be extended, but to be tolerated. that mean that we should under stand that slavery should be under stand that slavery is not good.
    3. One section of our country believes slavery is right, and ought to be extended, while the other believes it is wrong, and ought not to be extended. This is the only substantial dispute. this means that if they get in a fight the government.
    4.LET US HAVE FAITH THAT RIGHT MAKES MIGHT. that we need to have to make the right desision

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  10. house divided lincoln wanted all the states to be a free state or a slave state.In cooper union he taught slavery shouldn't expand but we would have to deal with it. first naugural he wanted the goverment

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  11. jasmine
    cesar
    per:1
    4-16-08
    1)lincoln deliverd this spech upon his against stephen a douglas for the united stat senat.also he tried to avoid civil war and reall sure the southern stats.


    2) lincoln criticize the expansion of slaver.


    3)how did lincoln appeal to he southern stats in his first lnaugural address

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  12. i will like to do the work in paper the the comment ok

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  13. 1) I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free.It will become all one thing, or all the other.

    what lincoln meant by this speech is that every slave cant not be either half slave or half free either there all free or slaves.

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  14. Jeovanny Lara and Ricardo Soto
    Period 2

    The connection of the three speeches were that if the southerners states left the nation, the U.S. won't be able to govern them selves.Lincoln's position of slavery was that he wanted to not let slavery spread but let it stay on the south states.Lincoln appeal to the southern states in his first inaugural address that the united states can't survive half free and half slave.

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  15. jose && viviana
    period .2

    Lincolns main concern is that the union shouldnt break up.he upposed slavery."A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Excerpt from Lincoln's "House Divided"lincoln also upposed slavery.In his inaugural adress he appealed to the Southern States.

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  16. Yaritza & Inez
    The three speeches that lincoln made have in common is the argument between the south and the north of the conflict of slavery. lincoln position on slavery is not to spread slavery but not to ban slavery in the states that already have slavery, but on the other hand he believed that african americans have the same rights as the whites the rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness those rights are written in the declaration of independence. They are the natural rights.

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  17. Ricardo Soto and Jeovanny Lara
    Period 2

    The Connections of between the three speeches were that it talks about slavery and the southern states. Lincoln said "I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free". Lincoln said to the southern states in his first inaugural address "Either the opponents of slavery, will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in course of ultimate extinction".

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  18. Johana a & Eder r
    per.2

    Lincoln said many speeches during his life time . we're gonna be talking about three of them in general . "House divided speech" ,"cooper speech ", " the first Inaugural " . In those three speeches we can make one connection he wanted a better country . For example in the "house divided" speech he said 'A house divided against itself cannot stand.' That means that the nation can not be seperated either all states are free or all states are slave states. Lincoln didnt want to completely end slavery but he didnt want it to sprread onto th other states . lincoln was trying to stop the civil war he tried tostop slavery from expanding.

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  19. Ryan and, Fidel
    Period 2
    '' 3 speeches "
    That all the speeches came down to the speech that lincoln made witch was "A house divided itself cannot stand". They must work together to get a direct vote to what they are saying.By their speeches they have all in common about slavery wether it is freedom or slaves.
    they use the same strategies for their speeches by giving a well example or a good phrase like "right is might".Thats why they are all alike. Lincoln's position on slavery is that even blacks have the same right as all men not just property. Some states were appealing to having a free state and other were appealing to having a slave state. Most states did not agree to all others from their opinion.

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  20. misael and andrew
    Per.2

    The three speeches, have in common is that he wanted to keep the Union together. 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.(House Divided) Lincoln position in slavery was that he could tolerated slavery,but he wanted the nation to be all slaves or all free. It will become all one thing, or all the other.( House Divided) He told the Southern states that if there is going to be a war it is gonna be the south's war/problem. You can have no conflict, without being yourselves the aggressors.(Lincoln's First Inaugural Address)

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  21. Christina.T and Bryan.C
    Period 2
    One connection is that when he was small,he would read some books and that is where he got his quotes from. Like this quote "A house divided against itself cannot stand on its own". That Lincoln didn't wanted slavery to spread over the U.S.,example"as an evil not
    to be extended,but to be tolerated"."One section of our country believes slavery is right,and ought to be
    extended,while the other believes it is wrong",it means that the South believes in slavery and the North believes that slavery is wrong to the country.

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  22. Ricardo and Danny
    Period 2

    Lincoln in all three speeches talks about the union splitting apart. Lincoln doesn't want to get rid of slavery but doesn't want slavery to expand "fully and fairly maintained". His speech says they shouldn't fight if they do they will destroy the government "it must not break our bonds of affection".

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  23. Lincoln's Speeches.
    Pedro & Evelyn

    They all talk about the nation goin in crisis with slavery & the nation starting to torn away. Lincoln doesn't want to tolerate the extention of slavery & wants slavery to end. Lincoln said that "slavery may be right, but others say it's wrong" to have slavery.

    Cooper Speech.
    all Republicans desire -- in relation to slavery. As those fathers marked it, so let it be again marked, as an evil not to be extended, but to be tolerate.

    Lincoln House Divided Speech.
    A house divided against itself cannot stand.I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free.It will become all one thing, or all the other.

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  24. joseph and kasandra
    per.2
    All the speeches talk about not ending slavery but not spreading it. Lincoln's position in the speeches was that he was not against slavery but didn't want i to spread. In the Inaugural Address speech he was telling the southern states that he was not going to end slavery but was not going to let it spread.

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  25. viviana && jose.
    period.2

    In Lincoln's early speeches his main concern was that the union stayed together,although he was also concerned about slavery.lincoln also was not against slavery or for slavery but he just wanted t it not to grow.in lincolns innaugural address he appealed to the southern states becuse he did not want to end slavery."house divided against itself cannot stand."an excert from lincolns house divided speech.which means only half of the union cannot stand.

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  26. Jose H. & Jazmin A.
    period 2.

    The connections that all three speeches have in common are that lincoln wants the union to stay together and not break up he said "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.",Lincoln. He says that there cannot be half free and half slave state so it has to be one or the other. He said that he never wanted to remove slavery but just stop it from expanding.

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  27. Yasmeen and Nely
    Period: 2

    In Lincoln's early speeches he made connection between the Union and slavery. The connection between the three speeches that Lincoln wrote, was that he wanted to keep the Union (Untied States) together as said in "The House Divided Speech": 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."
    As to what Lincoln had said in the Address at the Cooper Institute "As those fathers marked it, so let it be again marked, as an evil not to be extended, but to be tolerated....." What Lincoln meant by this was that he didn't want to take slavery away he just wanted to stop the expansion of it from continuing on toward the western states.
    Lincoln appealed to the Southern States in First Inaugural Address was by saying that if the Civil War started it would have been the South's fault. "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine is the momentous issue of civil war."

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  28. Lauren L. and Marilyn P.
    Period 2

    During Lincoln's years of running for office and senate, he made a lot of great speeches that talked about the issues in the U.S. The connection the three speeches have in common is that they all have to do with keeping the nation together. In the House Divided Speech he talks about keeping the nation together , "A house divided against itself cannot stand". Lincoln's position on slavery is stopping it from expanding. " We are not enemies, but friends", in this quote Lincoln meant that he didn't want to start a civil war or any problems with the south.

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  29. steve and jaime
    period 2

    Lincoln made three speeches that involved in the government. From Lincoln's House Divided Speech at Springfield it said "I believe the government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free", from Lincoln's Address at Cooper Institute it said "Let all who believe that our fathers, who frame the government under which we live", and from Lincoln's First Inaugural Address it said "You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government" are quotes that connect the speeches and they all talk about the government of the United States and Lincoln wants to hold the U.S. together. In Lincoln's position of slavery he wants slave to stop expanding and from Lincoln's Address at Cooper Institute it said "as an evil not to be extended" which supports my claim. Lincoln appealed to the southern states by saying in his FIrst Inaugural Address "I am loathe to close. We are not enemies, but friends."

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  30. Victor & Melissa

    Period 3

    The speeches are about how the unoin is falling apart.
    'A house divided against itself cannot stand.'
    Lincoln was against slavery he thouhgt slavery was wrong.He tried to avoid civil war and reassuerd the southerners that he had never advocated the removal of slavery it existed.

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  31. Maribel and Christopher
    period 4

    In a few years before Lincoln became president he made a few speeches. There were three famous speeches, two that he made before becoming president and one on his first day at the office. "I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free," with that Lincoln means that all three speeches is that they all have to do with the secession between the North and the South. Lincoln opposes slavery. he wants to end it from the whole country. Lincoln tried to avoid civil war and reassure the southern states that he had never advocated the removal of slavery where it existed. He tried to stop slavery from spreading by prohibiting the buying or selling of slavery and that if they already had slaves then they could keep them.

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  32. Citlali & Jonathan
    per.4
    All the speeches are connected by him talking about the union being divided. We all need to work together in order to save the union.A house divided against itself cannot stand.'Lincoln is not in favor for either slavery nor for abolotionist. Lincoln just wants the slavery to stop moving west and anywhere else.As those fathers marked it, so let it be again marked, as an evil not to be extended, but to be tolerated. Lincoln appealed to the southerners as friends and not enemies and does not want or avoid the civil war as much as he can.

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  33. Marcos Noya and Arianna [:
    Period 4

    The speeches that Lincon said talked about the union,people,and slavery.The connections between the three speeches is they are talking about the union being divided because lincoln said A house divided against itself cannot stand.'Lincolns position on slavery was nethier for slavery or against slavery.he said As those fathers marked it, so let it be again marked, as an evil not to be extended, but to be tolerated. Lincoln's appeal to the southern states in his First Inaugural Address by appaling as the southerners like friends.

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  34. Marcos and Monica
    period 4

    Lincoln was a great speaker, he had many ideas and these are some of them. Lincoln opposed slavery but their was a greater issue, and that was the division between the North and South. He does not want to "end slavery" but stop spreading it, "As those fathers marked it, so let it be again marked as an evil not to be extended..."(Lincoln's Address at Cooper Institute).Lincoln appealed to the Southerners as their friend, he wanted them to know that he was not going to abolish slavery, just not expand it . "... Lincoln tried to avoid civil war and reassure the southern states that he had never advocated the removal of slavery where it existed, but rather was opposed only to the expansion of slavery." In conclusion, his speeches made the union to think.

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  35. wendy and luis

    per.4


    The connection is that Lincoln is trying to avoid a civil war and that slavery should stay in the south.He doesn't want to end slavery,but doesn't want it to expand."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". Lincoln is against slavery but does not want to end it. He is against the expansion of slavery. Lincoln told the southern states that he wants to avoid civil war and he reassured them that he never wanted to abolish slavery,just that he didn't want it to expand.

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  36. Cindy Abarca and Zuleima Vazquez Per.4

    Significance of Lincoln's Speeches
    The 3 main connections are that they have to keep the union together and not let slavery seperate the union."I do not expect the house to fall"(House divided speech,1858)."It will become all one thing, or all the other"(House divided speech,1858). Lincoln opposed it but believed that it should be tolerated."As an evil(slavery) not to be extended, but to be tolerated"(Address at Copper Institute,1860) .Lincoln didn't want to end slavery but he wanted to stop it from expanding."Reassure the southern states that he had never advocated the removal of slavery where it existed, but rather was opposed only to the expansion of slavery".(Lincoln First Inaugural Address).

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  37. Andrea &&nd Esmeralda

    The speeches are related to a union that has to stick together as a hole no matter.Lincoln's position was not having enough vote in total to end slavery, he disagreed with slavery. Well his first inaugural address is that he wanted too leave there slaves and yea just leave them.

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  38. BRYAN MELGOZA & EDUARDO ROCHIN
    PERIOD 4

    This paragraph is going to be about speeches and what he thought. The connections between Lincoln's speeches is that he wants everybody to be together like the union and not separate. "A house divided against itself cannot stand."As those fathers marked it, so let it be again marked, as an evil not to be extended, but to be tolerated." He talks about the founding fathers he means that they let free states be free and slave state be salves but he wouldn't let slavery expand. He appealed to southern states by saying that he wouldn't start the war and if there was one the south would start it. In conclusion, lincoln was a very powerful speaker.

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  39. maria and beatriz
    period 4

    They are all related because all three speeches are talking about the secession of the north and the south (I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free). Lincoln's position on slavery is that he opposes slavery but he tolerates it anyways(This is all Republicans ask -- all Republicans desire -- in relation to slavery. As those fathers marked it, so let it be again marked, as an evil not to be extended, but to be tolerated).He appealed the south by saying that he wasnt gonna go and take away the slaves from them and if the south started a war the responsible people would be the south(In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict, without being yourselves the aggressors).

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  40. Danny & Frank
    per. 4

    The connection between the threes speeches is that Lincoln thought that the union should stay together and that it shouldn't be apart, "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." His position on slavery was that he didn't want to end it, he just wanted didn't want it to expand. He appealed the states by telling them that he didn't want to abolish slavery, he just didn't want it to extend to the west or the north.

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  41. Javier and Alan
    period 4

    What Lincoln is trying to say in the three speeches is that the union should not be seperated "I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave,and half free". (House divided speech). Lincoln thought slavery was a bad thing"a evil not to b extended but to be tolerated" (Cooper Union Speech). That if there's a civil war its not going to be Lincoln's faults its going to be the southerners fault "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine is the momentous issue of civil war"(First Inaugural speech).

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  42. Edith and Gustavo
    period 4.
    Lincolns connections in the three speeches were trying to keep the nation from spliting.Lincolns position in slavery was against it.Lincoln appealed to the southern states were trying to avoid civil war

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  43. eduardo z and daniel f
    per 4
    The famous speeches of abraham lincon which lead him to pesidency were mainly about the seperation of the united staes which he thought was more important than the slavery issue. he wanted slavery to be gone but he knew he couldnt do it as the country is now because the slave and free states are even so if the slave states got the teritories then they could turn the nation into a slave one and with the north they can turn it to a free country. He apealed t o them by telling he will not take thier slaves with an army but if a battle were to start they started it.

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  44. I wonder if Lincoln's comments were being felt by other people at that time? Was it just him, or was there an anti-Slavery movement. Were there other people at that time making like-minded speeches?

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  45. thomas.r branden.m period 3 well the connection that i can make with the three speeches is that they all have Lincolns speeches were trying to keep the nation from spliting.Lincolns position in slavery was against it.Lincoln appealed to the southern states were trying to avoid civil war

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  46. Andres and Edith
    Period 4
    4/18/08

    1)What the three speeches have in common is that abraham lincoln talks about the argument between the south and the north of the conflict of slavery.

    2) It's to not to spread slavery yet deal with the slavery from the already-slaves states.

    3)He believed that all people have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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  47. luis & justine
    period. 3
    1. all the speeches that abraham did had to do with the union he wanted to make the union more better in one of the speeches that he made he said "A house divided against itself cannot stand" that means that if the union is always fighting they cannot get along and if they cant get along they cant be a nation that can make better laws and decisions.
    2. He was against slavery ever since he was a little lad.
    3. When abraham lincoln was giving his speech he seemed to be avoiding the civil war he did not want to end up having a civil war." In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine is the momentous issue of civil war"he saying in this quote that its in there hands whether they are going to have a civil war.

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  48. Agustin and Jerry
    Period 3
    1.) The thing the three speeches have in common is that they all refer to the rights of slavery and the countries problem.
    2.) Lincoln refers to slavery "as an evil not to be extended" which means that he thinks slavery is evil and shouldn't be extended into the western states.
    3.) Lincoln tried to avoid civil war and he assured the south that he didn't plan on getting rid of slavery where it already exist but he will try to stop it from expanding to the west.

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  49. Jose G and Karla
    period 3

    1. All of Lincoln's speeches have one thing in common and that is,that they all involve slavery and that slavery should not come between "The House Standing" and that he didnt want the nation to be separated.
    2. He was against it because he thought it was evil.
    3. he told them that slavery should keep the north and the south as friends and not enemies.

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  50. randy per 3
    1)The connections that they have is that they all have the same thought of having the rights of having and or buing slaves and so they all want to make it lagal to be having the right to own them
    2)Lincoln thought that slavery was a evil ambition.
    3)lincoln didnt want slavery to expand

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  51. Mirella Claudia
    1. Caring about the union being together is more imporotant than slavery

    2. slavey needs to be tolerated you cant not stop it but you could help it not to expand "As those fathers marked it so ,let it be again marked as an evil not to be extended but to be tolerated"

    3. he wanted to avoid the war

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  52. natalie & CaRloS C.
    per.3

    1. All three speeches talk about how "it will become all 1 thing or all another". Either it will be a slave nation or free nation. they also talk about how they aren't going to end/stop slavery where it already exists but they aren't going to let it expand.

    2. Lincoln's position on slavery is that he isn't going to end slavery he just wants to keep it from expanding.

    3.Lincoln appealed to Southerners as a friend, he wanted them to know that he wasn't going to abolish slavery, he just wasn't going to expand it. "... Lincoln tried to avoid civil war & reassure the southern states that he had never advocated the removal of slavery where it existed, but rather was opposed only to the expansion of slavery."

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  53. jonaus, and Jorge

    1. in all three speeches he says he cant let the united states fall apart because even though he let slavery be he couldnt let it spread
    2.he is an abolitionist and is in the position that hates slavery.
    3. he says that he wouldnt give a civil war to end slavery but what is more important is to keep the united states united

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  54. jary and andrew

    period 3

    1) the connections between those three speeches is that the union should be preserved.

    2) ( as an evil not to be extended, but to be tolerated )
    lincoln was against slavery but he was not going to start a war.

    3) by he saying he wasnt going to start a war over slavery.

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  55. rojelio m. luis v.
    per.3
    4/18/08

    1)What they have related is that in all of them he is trying to not have the civil war he is trying to do every thing in his power to avoid it because he says they canot be divided like slavery and non slavery they have to vote and make thier mind up and choose one.
    2)Lincons position in slavery is he is not a slave and he is against slavery because he thinks slavery is wrong on how they treat them and what they do the ony advantage is to the whites the owners they make more products for little.
    3)he was saying he is againts slavery but he wil not take them away and if thier is a war they will start it but he does not want that because then the country would not be strong they would not be able to stand.

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  56. In each of these speeches, dating from 1858 as Lincoln was a candidate for the Senate, and 1861 when Lincoln first assumes the Presidency just before the first shots of the Civil War are fired at Fort Sumter, Lincoln stresses the importance of keeping the Union together. He says it in his "House Divided" speech -- "I do not expect the Union to be dissolved" -- again at the Cooper Union, when he refers to the slavery compromises that permitted the ratification of the Constitution -- "Let all who believe that 'our fathers, who framed the Government under which we live, understood this question just as well, and even better, than we do now,' speak as they spoke, and act as they acted upon it" -- and finally and most famously in his First Inaugural, when he tells the South that he will not act directly against slavery, and urges them not to "break our bonds of affection."

    Lincoln Cooper Union speech was perhaps the best example of his reasoning about slavery. He refers to slavery as an evil, and that is consistent with all of his other writings on the subject. While Lincoln said many different things under different circumstances about racial equality (most notably in the debates with Douglas), he was never ambiguous in his opposition to slavery's expansion. While he was prepared, out of necessity, to tolerate slavery, he would not consent to its expansion.

    Lincoln appeals to the South in his first Inaugural Address in both political and religious approaches, well as directly emotional arguments. He repeats his long standing promises not to end slavery by direct action in the states where it was established -- " The government will not assail you" -- and goes on to remind the South that if war is to start, Lincoln will not be the one firing the first shot. Religiously, he speaks of his solemn oath to defend the Constitution, an oath stronger than the South's beliefs, that while genuinely held, are not "registered in Heaven." Finally, he appeals to the South's patriotism, and shared beliefs with the Northern states, which date back to the Revolution.

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  57. angel and jessica
    period 4

    Throughout his life Lincoln made many speeches that spoke out to a lot of people. The connection between the 3 speeches are he doesn't want the union to seperate. Lincoln belived that slavery was a bad thing. He tried to appeal to the southerners by saying he didn't want to abolish slavery, but he didn't want it to spread.

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  58. Per.5 Robert & Jorge
    The Allensworth Hotel -Robert
    The Allensworth Hotel made their own bread from the grain field that they had. The grain field was very important to them because they helped feed the people in the hotel and they were also helping comircial buissnes's also to build their hotel by selling the crops.

    Town of Allensworth-Jorge A. Obeso

    Alensworth bought an 800 acre land next to the Santa Fe rail line .It was important becouse he bought it to knowledge african american.

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