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In what year do Lincoln and Douglas debate each other senate seat who won?
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas debated each other during the Illinois Senate race in 1858. The series of debates, known as the Lincoln-Douglas debates, highlighted their differing views on slavery. Although Lincoln gained national recognition from the debates, Douglas ultimately won the Senate seat.
When did Stephen A Douglas debate Abraham Lincoln in Illinois?
In the mid-1850's Douglas and Lincoln began one of the most famous political feuds in American history, it became known as the Lincoln-Douglas debates but the debates actually had began many years earlier. In Illinois's fourth capital, the Vandalia State House is where Douglas and Lincoln had their first debate around 1837. They continued with more debates in early 1840's above Joshua Speed's dry goods store, "where many aspirants politicians met" in Springfield, Illinois. During the 1840 presidential election Douglas made the decision to take their debates outside in the street, which lasted a week. Douglas enjoyed political fights and that is how he got his nickname the "Little Giant". Another reason was the many debates became more personal over Mary Todd "Lincoln's future wife and Douglas's past girlfriend". The famous Lincoln-Douglas debates was in mid-1850's and began over the Kansas-Nebraska Act, that under-minded the Missouri Compromise. Douglas saw it as "Manifest Destiny" but Lincoln saw it as a deliberate spread of slavery into Kansas and other once free-territories. Lincoln was Illinois Republican Party's nomination for senator, and ran against Douglas but even though Lincoln won the debates he still lost the senate to Douglas. Until the Presidential campaign of 1860. With the Democratic Party split, a Republican was sure to win. Lincoln was reserved in his campaign and stayed at home, allowing his supporters to speak for him. Douglas however did not, he campaigned furiously but Lincoln still won both popular and electoral college votes. I
Did Illinois Senator Stephen A Douglas have any personal animosity towards Abraham Lincoln in 1858?
Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas may have been surprised that he was even challenged by Abraham Lincoln in the 1858 debates for the senate seat held by Douglas, but he did not harbor any personal animosity towards Lincoln. Douglas made this clear in the Bloomington speech. Douglas praised Lincoln's character and said that Lincoln had the ability to serve well as a senator. He mentioned that he had known Lincoln for 25 years. By the 25 year remark by Douglas, it was clear that his praise for Lincoln was not based on new found flattery.
How many presidential debates were there this year?
three
Which candidate would you have supported in the presidential election of 1860?
I would support Lincoln. My uncle lived in Springfield where Lincoln lived so he is a native son. I like the way he thinks and speaks- I think he is the man for the job this year. Douglas would be my second choice, but Douglas' idea of letting the new votes on whether to allow slavery did not work in the past, so I think it is time to see what Lincoln can do.
Did Abraham Lincoln write in his autobiography in year 1854?
no i think it between 1980-1960
What happened to Abraham Lincoln between the year of 1844 to 1859?
He aged 15 years.
What year was licoln elected?
I'm guessing you mean President Abraham Lincoln? On November 6, 1860, President Lincoln was elected the sixteenth president of the United States, beating Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, John C. Breckinridge of the Southern Democrats, and John Bell of the new Constitutional Union Party. He received 1 866 452 votes, beating Stephen Douglas by 489 495 votes.
What year did Daniel Chester French sculpt Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial?
Daniel Chester French sculpt Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in the year 1920.
What was the economic situation in Illinois in 1858?
The year of 1858 in Illinois stands out because it was the year of the Lincoln-Douglas debates and because of the poor economic situation in Illinois. There was a recession and it deflated land values. Construction on the Illinois Central and Michigan railroads skidded to a halt and the money supply of banknotes fell from $215 million to a low of $155 million. In the city of Chicago over 115 businesses went out of business and investors lost over $6 million. In those days these figures represented substantial amounts of money.
Who is Stephan Douglas?
Stephen A. Douglas was twenty years old in 1833 when he left his native Vermont for the frontier state of Illlinois, where he arrived penniless and without friends. Within a year Douglas began practicing law in Morgan County. The young lawyer was a zealous admirer of Andrew Jackson, and his defense of Jackson earned him the nickname "The Little Giant." From an obscure beginning in Illinois politics, Douglas eventually became one of the nation's most powerful politicians and one of the finest legislators in Illinois history. He was a member of hte General Assembly from 1836 to 1837. In 1837 he made Registrar of the Land Office in Springfield. Douglas served as Secretary of State from 1840 until his appointment to the Illinois Supreme Court in 1841. He was elected to Congress in 1843 and to the Senate in 1847. As a senator, Douglas was influential in guiding the nation through the turbulent era before the Civil War. As a "western" senator, Douglas wanted legislation that would benefit both his section and Illinois. He was an early advocate of the transcontinental railroad with Chicago as the terminus. Douglas fought for a northern route even though a southern route seemed the most logical. It was to this end that he introduced the Kansas-Nebraska bill in 1854. To obtain southern support for his plan, Douglas allowed a repeal of hte Missouri Compromise, which has prohibited the extension of slavery north of Missouri. Northern opposition to the repeal of the Missouri Compromise was an unexpected blow for Douglas. The senator believed that the slavery issue would be settled either by climatic conditions or by popular sovereignty. Douglas was influential in developing the Compromise of 1850, which provided for popular sovereignty in the territories. Under this plan each territory was to decide by a mandate of its voters if slavery would be acceptable. Although sovereignty seeemd democratic, it ultimately failed; neighboring slave states and free states sent voters into the territory on election day to stuff ballot boxes. Border warfare also resulted from the two sides trying to gain the upper hand. Kansas was such a battleground. The term "Bloody Kansas" has been used ever since to depict the struggle that ensued. Douglas ran for re-election to the United States Senate in 1858. His opponent was a little-known Illinois politician named Abraham Lincoln. The two conducted their now-famous series of debates during the campaign. The Lincoln Douglas debates offered each candidate the opportunity to further express his opinion about the slavery question. Lincoln was not an abolitionist, but he did want to stop slavery from spreading into new areas. Douglas, who had seen a secesion movement in 1850, believed that to prohibit the spread of slavery by legislation was to invite civil war. Douglas won re-election in 1858. The debates, however, brought Lincoln into national prominence. The two men from Illinois faced each other again in the 1860 presidential election. Douglas had waited a long time to be the Democratic presidential candidate, but was defeated because of a badly divided party. After Lincoln's victory, Douglas went south to make personal appearances for sectional reconciliation. The times proved to be too volatile, and Douglas failed to slow the secessionist movement.
What year did Lincoln pennies start?
Lincoln Cents were initially minted in the year 1909.
