The key issue in the Lincoln-Douglas debates was slavery. Lincoln and Douglas were viewed as contenders for the 1860 presidential election.
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Abraham Lincoln wanted to run for the Senate so that he could make laws to stop slavery in America.
debates are used to solve an issue or for two parties present their arguments and chose the best one.
Patrick Henry believed the issue at the heart of the debates was war, peace, and liberty. He believed that war was necessary to gain peace.
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slavery in the territories
The main ISSUE of the DEBATE was whether slavery be allowed to expand to new territories. The REASON the debates were held was for a seat in the Illinois Senate.
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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.
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A key issue is a problem that is very important to what it is relating to.
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.