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He condemned slavery and affirmed the idea of African Americans' natural rights.
Breckinridge's stance on the issue of slavery differed from Lincoln's because Lincoln opposed the expansion of slavery into the territories and Breckinridge insisted that the government be required to protect slavery in any territory.
He thought that it was a moral issue
It was the issue of slavery that Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A Douglas disagreed about during their political debates. Stephen A Douglas supported slavery while Abraham Lincoln opposed it.
Abolitionists believed that slavery was a moral issue and campaigned for its eradication on moral grounds. Key figures in the abolitionist movement included Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and William Lloyd Garrison. They argued that all individuals deserved to be treated as equals and that slavery was a violation of basic human rights.
Slavery
slavery in the territories
The key issue in the Lincoln-Douglas debates was slavery. Lincoln and Douglas were viewed as contenders for the 1860 presidential election.
It was the issue of slavery that Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A Douglas disagreed about during their political debates. Stephen A Douglas supported slavery while Abraham Lincoln opposed it.
The Confederates lost which also ended slavery.
This was because Abraham Lincoln wanted there to be no more slaves and no more slavery.
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