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What did Lincoln and opponent Stephen Douglas really mean when he talked about popular sovereignty the right of people to govern themselves?
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Who was Stephen A Douglas?
Lincoln's opponent in the 1860 election
Who was Abraham Lincoln's apponent?
His opponent in the Lincoln-Douglas debates was Senator and Judge Stephan A. Douglas. His opponent in the Civil War was Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
Is it true that In the Lincoln Douglas debates of 1858 Abraham Lincoln favored popular sovereignty?
false
Who was Lincoln opponent in the US senate race?
In the famous senate race in which Abraham Lincoln made his name, his opponent was Stephen A. Douglas. The debates from this senate race are known as the Lincoln-Douglass debates.
What was Frederick Douglass's nickname?
The"The Little Giant" was Stephen Douglas not Frederick Douglass. He was the opponent for Lincoln in the Lincoln Douglas debates and beat Lincoln in Senate race in Illinois.
Who was Lincoln's opponent in the senate race?
In the famous senate race in which Abraham Lincoln made his name, his opponent was Stephen A. Douglas. The debates from this senate race are known as the Lincoln-Douglass debates.
What was the cause of the Lincoln Douglas debate?
In 1858, the election for the Illinois Senate seat held by Stephen A. Douglas was to be decided. Douglas was a Democrat. Douglas' opponent was the Republican Party candidate, Abraham Lincoln. The series of debates the two men had were covered by newspapers throughout the US. Issues such as the Kansas-Nebraska Act and popular sovereignty were debated, along with slavery and the rights of freed slaves. Douglas, being a well respected national figure won the election.
How did Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas differ in their of popular sovereignty?
each one has his own opinion and they were differ
What issues were discussed in the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
Lincoln argued that slavery was wrong. Douglas said that the founding fathers had slaves and that local people should be able to decide if they want slavery or not. Douglas labeled Lincoln as a radical. Lincoln said that how could Douglas say it was popular sovereignty if Northern States had to enforce the Fugitive Slave Law.
Who was one of the chief supporters of sovereignty?
The person who really spread this idea-- which was also called "popular sovereignty," was Senator Stephen A. Douglas, circa 1854. This was one of the topics Douglas raised when he debated Abraham Lincoln in 1858.
Lincoln's Democratic opponent in the election of 1864?
Douglas 1860, McCelland 1864
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.
