Read the quote from abraham lincoln below. a house divided against itself cannot stand. the “house” that lincoln mentions is a reference to a. the federal government. b. the northern slave trade. c. freed enslaved people. d. kansas and nebraska.

The quote from Abraham Lincoln is a reference to the federal government ( A). The speech continues : "I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved _I do not expect the Houes to fall_ ..."