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Mcgovern's Argumentative Essay

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They became both pivotal moments in history, in law, and in the direction of American society, with which Lincoln, as a lawyer, was already immersed and passionate about. This is what gave him the motivation and incentive(in some measure) to get back into the game of politics with which he had contended for so long. McGovern says that “Along with many others, Lincoln was thundersruck and astounded when the new law [i.e. the Nebraska Act] was enacted...he feared there was a real danger that slavery would spread, perhaps rapidly, and he could no longer stnad by (37).” After all, if Kansas-Nebraska were to be separated in two, leaving it completely up to the newly formed states whether or not they would allow for slavery on their premises (36).

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