Lincoln Flashcards
How did Stephen Douglas view the Declaration?
Douglas believed the founding fathers had no intention to include black people in their statement of equality.
What was Lincoln’s response to Douglas?
- He emphasized that the ideas of the declaration were not original
- If we can pick and choose who was included in “all men” why would black people be the only exclusion?
- The U.S. Constitution could not be approved without permitting slavery, but it was not the intention.
How did Judge Taney view the rights of slaves?
He believed that the declaration did not include nor acknowledge slaves imported from Africa, or their descendants.
What was Lincoln’s response to Taney?
Lincoln believed the declaration was written with the future of America in mind. It set up a free society.
What was the threat to the Declaration posed by the Confederacy as stated in Alexander Stephens Cornerstone’s speech?
Assuming the equality of races
Why did Lincoln think the South was wrong and the Declaration was important?
He believed the South directly opposed the core beliefs of equality in the Declaration of Independence, and he saw the preservation of this ideal as essential to the nation’s identity.
How does Anderson compare and contrast the two issues of slavery and abortion?
They are both debating what can be considered “man” to determine his value. There are also similarities with the lack of defense carried by both parties (unborn, and enslaved Americans)
What lessons can we learn from how Lincoln handled slavery?
If there is an attempt to end abortion, it would start by winning the argument. This was the exact strategy Lincoln used when banning the spread of slavery, with the greater goal of creating the Emancipation Proclamation. Focus on what you are able to overturn.
How does Lincoln refer to God in the Second inaugural address?
“The Almighty”
What role does God’s providence play in the Civil War?
Lincoln implies that God is actively guiding the course of the war with a higher purpose.
Does Lincoln believe God approves of slavery?
No def not. He suggests that the war is a form of divine punishment for slavery.
What is interesting about the time that Lincoln gave his Lyceum speech?
He was a young man in 1838.
If our country is to perish, does Lincoln think it will perish at the foot of a foreign invader or from some other source?
No! N e v e r! Rather, it would come from within.
What are Lincoln’s arguments against mob violence and vigilantism?
When you participate in mob law, it confirms law isn’t enforced. People lose confidence in the government’s protection.
According to Lincoln what three pillars must support our political institutions?
General intelligence, sound morality, reverence for the constitution and the laws.
What is the subject of Lincoln’s speech?
The rise of mob violence, particularly against abolitionists, as a threat to the stability of the republic.
What does Lincoln mean when uses the words “unprofaned,” “undecayed,” and “untorn”
We must pass on our political inheritance “undecayed” and “untorn”
What does Lincoln call “the strongest bulwark of any government”?
The goodwill and support of its citizens.
What does Lincoln think we should teach as the “political religion” of our nation?
Reverence for the law
