Answer:
1. Lincoln viewed the future of the country as a country undivided and free from slavery. He believed that the government could not endure permanently half-slave and half-free1. He also stated that “It will become all one thing or all the other”, meaning that the United States would either become entirely pro-slavery or entirely anti-slavery
2 The statement from the excerpt that shows Lincoln’s point of view is “I believe this government cannot endure permanently half-slave and half-free”. This statement shows that Lincoln believed that the country could not continue to exist with both free and slave states.
3.The selected quote “I believe this government cannot endure permanently half-slave and half-free” shows Lincoln’s point of view that the country could not continue to exist with both free and slave states. He believed that the only way for the country to endure or survive was for everyone to be free and for there to be no two opposing sides. This quote reflects his vision of a future where the country is undivided and free from slavery.
4Are you referring to Stephen Douglas or Frederick Douglass? Both have different points of view regarding the Constitution. Stephen Douglas believed that the country is better off the way the Founding Fathers intended it to be. He stated that "the Union can only be preserved by maintaining inviolate the Constitution of the United States as our fathers have made it"
5 “the Union can only be preserved by maintaining inviolate the Constitution of the United States as our fathers have made it”
6 “the Union can only be preserved by maintaining inviolate the Constitution of the United States as our fathers have made it”