Today’s citizens often use the motto “United we stand, Divided we fall” in order to advertise unity and cooperation. The slogan was enthused by the words of Abraham Lincoln in his House Divided speech at a Republican Convention in 1858. He expressed in his speech “I do not expect the Union to be dissolved- I do not expect the house to fall- but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other.” (4) The messages relayed at the convention are used to reference what could have been a better option for the United States, therefore avoiding struggles and bloody confrontations such as the Civil War. When discussions concerning American history and the events that helped mold the nation into its current state
