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What effect did the Dred Scott decision have on Senator Stephen A Douglas' political situation?
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The Dred Scott decision by the US Supreme Court in 1857 damaged Senator Douglas' main political position on slavery. It virtually vetoed his policy of popular sovereignty.
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What political seat were Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas running for in 1858?
US Senator from Illinois.
Was Douglas wilder ever senator of Virginia?
He was governor not senator
Did Abraham Lincoln have a personal political problem with Senator Stephen A Douglas?
Several of Abraham Lincoln's biographers point out that Abraham Lincoln had a personal political problem with Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas. Reportedly Lincoln tried to associate Douglas with the so-called Slave Power Conspiracy during the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858. Allegedly Eastern Republicans such as Horace Greeley of the New York Tribune, and New York Governor William Seward were trying to bring Douglas into the Republican Party. If so, Douglas, a senator of national prominence would then be the leader of the Illinois Republican Party. Looking forward to the 1860 Republican Convention, Seward and Greeley saw the Republican Douglas as a huge boost to the Party's chances to elect a Republican president.
Who was the senator who played a key role in development of the Compromise of 1850?
stephen douglas
What is an incumbent in terms of political offices?
An incumbent is an elected official who currently holds an office. As an example, in the Lincoln - Douglas debates for the senate seat in Illinois, Douglas was the sitting senator who held that senate seat at the time of the debates. He was thus the incumbent.
What office was Stephen Douglas running for?
Senator Stephen A. Douglas ran successfully as the senator from Illinois. He also ran as a Democrat in the 1860 presidential elections. He lost. Before the US Civil War ended, Douglas died.
Who was nominated for president by the northern democrats in the election of 1860?
Stephen A. Douglas, US senator from Illinois was their candidate in 1860.
The Lincoln-Douglas debates occurred while Lincoln was battling Douglas over what?
They were debating for the position of U.S. senator from the state of Illinois.
Where did Douglas County Kansas get its name?
Douglas County, Kansas was named after Stephen A. Douglas. Douglas served as a United States Senator from Illinois from 1847 to 1861.
During the Lincoln-Douglas debates for what office were Lincoln and Douglas running?
United States Senator from Illinois
What democratic senator pushed the idea of popular sovereignty in kansas?
stephen Douglas 8=====>
Who did Abraham Lincoln debate in 1858?
His debate partner was Senator Stephen Douglas from Illinois. Douglas was a celebrated debater and speaker.
