Frederick Douglass was strongly opposed to slavery, as he himself had been enslaved. He believed in the equality and dignity of all individuals, regardless of race, and fought tirelessly for the abolition of slavery through his writings and speeches. He viewed slavery as a grave injustice that needed to be eradicated.
Abraham Lincoln believed that slavery was morally wrong and sought to prevent its expansion into new territories, while Stephen Douglas believed in popular sovereignty, allowing each state or territory to decide for itself whether to allow slavery. Lincoln's ultimate goal was to eventually abolish slavery throughout the nation, whereas Douglas prioritized maintaining the peace and unity of the country.
Lincoln believed that slavery was morally wrong and should not be expanded to new territories, while Douglas argued for popular sovereignty, allowing each state or territory to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery. Lincoln also believed that the Declaration of Independence's principle that "all men are created equal" applied to all individuals, regardless of race, while Douglas did not hold the same view.
Stephen Douglas believed in popular sovereignty, allowing residents of each territory to decide the issue of slavery for themselves through voting. He proposed this as a solution to the slavery issue in the territories, particularly during the debates surrounding the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Stephen Douglas proposed the idea of popular sovereignty, allowing territories to vote on whether to allow slavery. He believed this would settle the issue by letting the people in each territory decide for themselves.
Stephen Douglas proposed the idea of popular sovereignty, allowing the residents of each territory to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery or not. He believed this would help diffuse tensions over the issue and avoid it becoming a national controversy. However, this approach ultimately did not succeed in resolving the conflict over slavery.
Abraham Lincoln believed that slavery was morally wrong and sought to prevent its expansion into new territories, while Stephen Douglas believed in popular sovereignty, allowing each state or territory to decide for itself whether to allow slavery. Lincoln's ultimate goal was to eventually abolish slavery throughout the nation, whereas Douglas prioritized maintaining the peace and unity of the country.
Stephan Douglas was against slavery.
Abraham Lincoln viewed slavery as an unfortunate result of America's development that needed to end in order to keep the country united. His view on Stephen Douglas was that he was an erudite and decent man that didn't need to end to keep the country united.
It was Abraham Lincoln but Tubman and Douglas were against slavery too.
Slavery in the territories
Stephen Douglas believed that the issue of slavery should be determined by popular sovereignty, allowing individual states and territories to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery. He supported the idea that each state should have the right to choose whether to be a free or slave state.
Lincoln was anti-slavery and Douglas was pro-slavery. Both men were backed by business interests.
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douglas argued for the right of states to decide whether or not to allow slavery
Stephen Douglas supported popular sovereignity, also called squatter sovereignity, which stated that each territory had the right to determine if they would accept slavery or not.
slavery
....The Lincoln Douglas Debates