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>> LINCOLN ABANDONED HIS
PRINCIPLES TO SUPPORT TAYLOR FOR THE NOMINATION.
>> HE SAID, WELL, HE’S NOT AN IDEAL ANTI‐SLAVERY CANDIDATE,
BUT HE’S A LOT BETTER THAN THE DEMOCRATS.
>> AND ON ELECTION DAY, ZACHARY TAYLOR WINS AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN
SAYS I WANT TO BE COMMISSIONER OF THE LAND OFFICE.
I WILL BE SUPERVISING FEDERAL LAND, AND HE THOUGHT TAYLOR OWED
IT TO HIM BECAUSE HE HAD SUPPORTED TAYLOR, AND HE HAD
CAMPAIGNED FOR TAYLOR
PRINCIPLES TO SUPPORT TAYLOR FOR THE NOMINATION.
>> HE SAID, WELL, HE’S NOT AN IDEAL ANTI‐SLAVERY CANDIDATE,
BUT HE’S A LOT BETTER THAN THE DEMOCRATS.
>> AND ON ELECTION DAY, ZACHARY TAYLOR WINS AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN
SAYS I WANT TO BE COMMISSIONER OF THE LAND OFFICE.
I WILL BE SUPERVISING FEDERAL LAND, AND HE THOUGHT TAYLOR OWED
IT TO HIM BECAUSE HE HAD SUPPORTED TAYLOR, AND HE HAD
CAMPAIGNED FOR TAYLOR
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>> LINCOLN ABANDONED HIS
PRINCIPLES TO SUPPORT TAYLOR FOR
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THE NOMINATION.
>> HE SAID, WELL, HE’S NOT AN
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IDEAL ANTI‐SLAVERY CANDIDATE,
BUT HE’S A LOT BETTER THAN THE
00:00:13.713 --> 00:00:15.882
DEMOCRATS.
>> AND ON ELECTION DAY, ZACHARY
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TAYLOR WINS AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN
SAYS I WANT TO BE COMMISSIONER
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OF THE LAND OFFICE.
I WILL BE SUPERVISING FEDERAL
00:00:23.823 --> 00:00:25.191
LAND, AND HE THOUGHT TAYLOR OWED
IT TO HIM BECAUSE HE HAD
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SUPPORTED TAYLOR, AND HE HAD
CAMPAIGNED FOR TAYLOR.
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Movie Summary
Lincoln: Divided We Stand is a six-part series that looks at the remarkable life and unexpected journey of Abraham Lincoln.