Christianity, decadence, the metal lead in the water supply, monetary trouble, and military problems caused the fall of rome.
I think he uses a metaphor about africa being a cake and he wants a piece of it, like the rest of of the european powers
Answer: In the end, Douglas triumphed over Lincoln with Democrats gaining forty-six seats to the Republican's forty-one. However, while Douglas might have won the battle, Lincoln won the true war: the 1860 Presidential Election.
Explanation:
Lincoln was an abolitionists and Douglas believed that slaver was not immoral so they should use popular soverignty. Both of their opinions on slavery were not facts.
