Question

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who stated his belief that the government could not \endure half slave and half free\ in a campaign speech in 1858?

a. frederick douglass

b. john quincy adams

c. stephen douglas

d. abraham lincoln

Explanation:

In 1858, during the campaign for the Senate race against Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech where he stated that a nation could not endure "half slave and half free." Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist and orator, John Quincy Adams was a former president (died before 1858), and Stephen Douglas was Lincoln's opponent in that race and had different views on slavery's expansion. So the correct answer is related to Lincoln's 1858 campaign speech.

Answer:

D. Abraham Lincoln