Question

In the House Divided Speech, Abraham Lincoln wrote about an issue that he felt strongly about and that was very important to him. Write a short speech (150 words) about a topic that is important to you, using specific word choice to convey tone (author's attitude). Choose an informational text structure (ex. problem/solution, cause/effect) that helps communicate and develop your ideas clearly. In your speech, include an allusion or image that you think conveys the situation in a powerful and memorable way. (ex. Lincoln alluding to Jesus in his House Divided speech) Make it your goal to persuade your audience to accept your point of view.

Answer 1

Answer:

In his “house divided” speech, Lincoln countered that the Dred Scott decision the previous year had already opened the doors for slavery to be legal in the north, as well as all territories that the U.S. expanded into. If the U.S. wanted to be a free country, he argued, it had to act now before it was too late.