How did Lincoln's speech influence the civil rights movement?
It caused the instant end of racial segregation in public spaces.
It resulted in immediate equal voting rights across all races.
It directly led to the abolition of slavery after his presidency.
It sparked debates on equality and civil rights.
Caleb Lagerwey
Unit 4 is when the United States begins to grow into its own identity as a country. It includes massive expansions of democracy through Jefferson & Jackson, the economic and social upheaval of the Market Revolution and Second Great Awakening, and also sees continued migration westward.