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Who felt people should decide themselves if they wanted slavery?
Stephen A. Douglas
What did Stephen a Douglass think about slavery?
didn't he want slavery everywhere?
What was Stephen a Douglass's view on slavery?
By all accounts, Senator Stephan A. Douglas was against slavery. And, as was the norm in the US and on a world wide basis in the middle of the 19th century, many people had the belief that either their nationality, ethic group or race, placed them above other peoples. This is an outdated and wrong idea.
What was Stephen Douglass view on slavery?
By all accounts, Senator Stephan A. Douglas was against slavery. And, as was the norm in the US and on a world wide basis in the middle of the 19th century, many people had the belief that either their nationality, ethic group or race, placed them above other peoples. This is an outdated and wrong idea.
What was Stephen A. Douglas' view of slavery?
Stephen Douglas was born on April 23, 1813 in Brandon Vermont. Yes, he did support slavery. Douglas'political battles with Abraham Lincoln in both 1858 and again in 1860. In 1858 Douglas sought reelection as senator. He represented the Democratic Party in the election, while his opponent, Lincoln, was the Republican Party's candidate. Lincoln argued that the U.S. could not survive with 1/2 of the nation allowing slavery and other 1/2 opposing this institution. Lincoln contended that African Americans were human beings and that they deserved their freedom, but he never claimed that blacks were as intelligent as or should have equal rights to whites. Douglas championed sovereignty and accused Lincoln of believing African Americans were equal to whites. He even suggested that Lincoln supported whites and blacks marrying and having children with each other. By inspiring fear in Illinois voters and mischaracterizing Lincoln's views. Douglas retained his seat. Douglas and Lincoln met again on the political battlefield in the presidential election of 1860. In this election, Lincoln represented the Republican Party, while Douglas represent the Northern democratic Party. By the late 1850s the Democratic Party was in disarray over slavery. Northern members opposed slavery's explansion, while Southern members believed that slavery should exist across the U.S. Douglas refused to endorse the Southerners' views and the Democratic Party split in two. Lincoln won the election against the other 3 candidates. Many Northern voters agreed with him that African Americans deserved their freedom, but that blacks were not equal to whites. Many of these people also agreed with Lincoln that the federal gov't could not end slavery where it already existed, but that it could prohibit slavery in new territories and states. In 1860, the North enjoyed a population of approx., 23 million people to the South's nine million. Douglas provided the only real opposition to Lincoln in the North, but most Northern voters preferred Lincoln's views than Douglas' platform. With a wide advantage in population totals the North controlled the Electoral College, giving Lincoln the victory in the election. In Ohio, Lincoln finished first, with more than 231,000 votes to Douglas' 187,000. Forgot to add this re Stephen Douglas: Douglas was gracious in defeat. He remained in the U.S. Senate and attempted to find a peaceful solution to the tensions between the North and the South. Following the Battle of Fort Sumter in April 1861, Douglas back Lincoln and his efforts to return the South to the U.S. through military force. Douglas died on June 3, 1861.
What did Stephen a Douglas propose letting the people decide about slavery?
popular sovereignty
Who felt people should decide themselves if they wanted slavery?
Stephen A. Douglas
Stephen A Douglas proposed letting the people decide about slavery through?
Popular Sovereignty
Stephen Douglas proposed letting the people decide about slavery through?
popular sovereignty
Who said he felt people should decide for themselves if they wanted slavery?
stephen a douglas
In what document did Douglas state that people can decide wheter ot not about slavery?
Stephen Douglas's idea of popular sovereignty for the expansion of slavery was not in a document, but rather came out in his debates with Abraham Lincoln.
What Stephen adouglas proposed letting the people decide about slavery through?
Douglas proposed that the people within each new territory should decide the slavery question for themselves without regard to the rest of the country, known as Popular Sovereignty.
What did Stephen Douglas start?
I am not sure what you are asking. Douglas was noted for espousing the doctrine of popular sovereignty concerning the question of allowing slavery in new states. He thought the people in the state should vote to decide whether to be a slave state or not.
Who proposed Kansas Nebraska act?
Stephan A. Douglas proposed the Kansas Nebraska Act in 1854.
What were Abraham Lincoln's status quo?
he fought against Stephen Douglas, civil war, and the people who did not oppose of slavery.
What was Stephen Douglas theory of popular sovereignty?
The people that live in a territory should choose whether to allow slavery or not
What was the belief of Stephen A. Douglas regarding slavery in the territories?
Douglas was generally against slavery but as a populist, he believed that the people of a state or territory should decide (popular sovereignty). He was a leading proponent of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, which led to further violence on both sides of the issue.
