Answer: Propaganda
Explanation:
When Abraham Lincoln said these words, he meant to show that the United States could not continue if the North and the South had differing opinions on slavery and that in the end only one view would stand. Seeing as he was a Republican which was a party opposed to slavery, we know what view he supported.
He therefore used the quote above as propaganda to push forward his views on the division in country.
President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803 and sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on an exploration to check out what the United States got.
I think the most important event was when the pilgrims came to the Americas. Although they came there to escape persecution, they were the first to start a colony and life there. Once that colonization started, many other European also wanted to come to the Americas to find more freedom and escape persecution.
If you ware talking about Porfirio Diaz, he ruled a total of 3 1/2 decades. Tell me if you need the exact years.