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It was reacting to the surprise-decision by the Supreme Court, that slavery was protected by the Constitution.
If that was so, then the Western territories could not vote to join the Union as free soil. It would mean that all new states would be slave-states. In theory, slavery would be legal throughout the USA.
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What were the debates about slavery between Lincoln and Douglas called?
....The Lincoln Douglas Debates
What was the key issue in the lincoln-douglas debates?
The key issue in the Lincoln-Douglas debates was slavery. Lincoln and Douglas were viewed as contenders for the 1860 presidential election.
When did president Lincoln loose to Stephan A. Douglas?
In the 1858 election for senator. During this event, Lincoln and Douglas held a series of debates, known as the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
What did Abraham and Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debate in the Lincoln Douglas debates?
slavery
In the Lincoln-Douglas debates Douglas tried to make Lincoln appear to be?
(an abolitionist)
When was Lincoln Douglas debates?
1858
The Lincoln-Douglas debates were a series of debates held between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas during their campaign for which office?
U.S. senator
Who supported Lincoln in the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
antislavery forces
The topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was what?
slavery
Who was involved in the Lincoln Douglas Debates?
Aswer
When and where did the Lincoln Douglas Debates begin?
Ilinois
What are the release dates for The Lincoln-Douglas Debates - 1976 TV?
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates - 1976 TV was released on: USA: 8 October 1994
