House Divided Speech: Table of Contents
Introduction
The Text
Summary
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Section 3: The Dred Scott Case
Section 4: The Dred Scott Decision and Popular Sovereignty
Section 5: The Implications of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Section 6: Down with Douglas
Section 7: Conclusion
Main Idea
Historical Context
Timeline
Key Figures
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Dred Scott
Roger B. Taney
Themes
Quotes
Slavery
Slavery Quotes
Politics
Politics Quotes
Memory and the Past
Memory and the Past Quotes
Dissatisfaction
Dissatisfaction Quotes
Fear
Fear Quotes
Compare and Contrast
Dred Scott v. Sandford (March 6, 1857)
Frederick Douglass, "The Dred Scott Decision" (May 14, 1857)
James Henry Hammond, "The Mudsill Theory" (March 4, 1858)
Chicago Press and Tribune, "New Orleans Delta on the Illinois Republican Convention," (July 5, 1858)
Stephen A. Douglas' reply to Lincoln at Freeport, IL (August 27, 1858)
William H. Herndon and Jesse W. Weik, chapter III of Abraham Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life (originally published in 1888)
The Text
Summary
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Section 3: The Dred Scott Case
Section 4: The Dred Scott Decision and Popular Sovereignty
Section 5: The Implications of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Section 6: Down with Douglas
Section 7: Conclusion
Main Idea
Historical Context
Timeline
Key Figures
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Dred Scott
Roger B. Taney
Themes
Quotes
Slavery
Slavery Quotes
Politics
Politics Quotes
Memory and the Past
Memory and the Past Quotes
Dissatisfaction
Dissatisfaction Quotes
Fear
Fear Quotes
Compare and Contrast
Dred Scott v. Sandford (March 6, 1857)
Frederick Douglass, "The Dred Scott Decision" (May 14, 1857)
James Henry Hammond, "The Mudsill Theory" (March 4, 1858)
Chicago Press and Tribune, "New Orleans Delta on the Illinois Republican Convention," (July 5, 1858)
Stephen A. Douglas' reply to Lincoln at Freeport, IL (August 27, 1858)
William H. Herndon and Jesse W. Weik, chapter III of Abraham Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life (originally published in 1888)
Then and Now
Analysis
Symbols, Motifs, and Rhetorical Devices
The House
Machinery
The Constitution
Question Lists
Rhetoric
Structure
Tone
Writing Style
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Opening Lines?
What's Up With the Closing Lines?
Tough-o-Meter
Shout-Outs
Trivia
Questions
Glossary
Best of the Web
Quizzes
Quotes True or False
Historical Context True or False
People
People True or False
Bringing Down the House
Bringing Down the House True or False
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous True or False
Analysis
Symbols, Motifs, and Rhetorical Devices
The House
Machinery
The Constitution
Question Lists
Rhetoric
Structure
Tone
Writing Style
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Opening Lines?
What's Up With the Closing Lines?
Tough-o-Meter
Shout-Outs
Trivia
Questions
Glossary
Best of the Web
Quizzes
Quotes True or False
Historical Context True or False
People
People True or False
Bringing Down the House
Bringing Down the House True or False
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous True or False