Description of lincoln-douglas debate

When Lincoln received the Republican nomination to run against Douglas, he said in his acceptance speech that “A house divided against itself cannot stand” and that “this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.” Douglas thereupon attacked Lincoln as a radical, threatening the continued stability of the Union. Lincoln then challenged Douglas to a series of debates, and the two eventually agreed to hold joint encounters in seven Illinois congressional districts.

the answer is c my brotha. c.   formed an alliance with the soviet union.

confederacy: supported slavery, believed states should be able to nullify federal laws, supported low tariffs

union: everything else