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Some reasons the Lincoln-Douglas debates were important:
- They helped Stephen Douglas popularize the idea of building a railroad from Chicago to California.
- They made people even more confused about slavery and what was at stake in the upcoming election.
- They boosted Lincoln's profile, making him a national celebrity and the 1860 Republican candidate for President.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 7y agoThe debates were important because it became a debate about the high profile issue of slavery. It also gave Abraham Lincoln press coverage that helped him and the fairly new Republican Party.
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Who challenged Stephen Douglas in the Illinois senate race of 1858?
Stephen A. Douglas debated Lincoln in a famous series of debates in 1858. They were campaigning for the office of US Senator from Illinois. The debates attracted national attention and were published in the newspapers in the East as well as the Midwest.
What was the rallying cry of the Republican party in 1856?
In 1858, the Republican Party was still a very new entity. It was formed in the early 1850's from the break up of the Whig Party. The slavery issues split the Democratic Party and destroyed the Whig Party. In Illinois, the rallying cry of Illinois Republicans centered on two national evils. They were called the "Two Despotisms-Catholicism and Slavery. While slavery was an issue in the Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858, little in those debates centered around Catholicism.
Did Abraham Lincoln have messianic sentiment in the 1858 Illinois senatorial election?
Certainly the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates for the US senate seat of Senator Douglas of Illinois highlighted the differences between Republicans and Democrats on the slavery issue. It can be said, as well, that Lincoln's ideas reflected a growing messianic sentiment on the part of Lincoln. Lincoln's well known "House divided" speech invoked the words of Jesus Christ. Lincoln also made it clear in 1858 that slavery was not only a political issue but was a religious issue as well.
Is debate a verb or a noun?
The word 'debate' is both a verb (debate, debates, debating, debated) and a noun (debate, debates).
Who was nominated by the Republicans in 1858 to run for the senate seat from Illinois?
Abraham Lincoln won the 1858 Republican Party nomination for senator for Illinois.
Which of the following crucial issues was not addressed in the LincolnDouglas debates?
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When was Lincoln Douglas debates?
1858
What year were the debates between Lincoln and Douglas?
1858
Where did the Lincoln-Douglas debates occur?
Ottawa, Illinois
What did Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debate about in the LincolnDouglas debates?
Abraham Lincoln wanted to run for the Senate so that he could make laws to stop slavery in America.
Who was lincolns opponent in the series of debates that took place in 1858?
Stephen Douglas
How did the Lincoln Douglas debates of 1858 impact Lincoln political future?
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How did the North react to the Lincoln Douglas debates in 1858?
The Lincoln and Douglas debates in 1858, were extensively covered by newspapers in both the North and the South. Northerners followed the debates and by doing so, brought to national attention the views of Abraham Lincoln. Abolitionists in the North were impressed with Abraham Lincoln's views on slavery.
Who in 1858 opposed slavery on moral grounds in debates with Stephen Douglas?
Abraham Lincoln.
When did the Lincoln-Douglas debates take place?
In 1858, in time for the Senatorial elections in Illinois.
What caused the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858?
Both were running and wanted the same senate seat in Illinois so they set up debates with each other
Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858- what was the position of slavery?
That's what the debates were about - was slavery protected by the Constitution? If so, how could the new states vote to be free soil?
