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Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas. In the 1860 presidential election Abraham Lincoln received 180 electoral votes (59.4), John Breckinridge received 72 electoral votes, John Bell received 39 electoral votes, and Stephen Douglas received 12 electoral votes. Douglas received votes from Missouri and New Jersey. Douglas received Missouri's 9 electoral votes. New Jersey electors split their vote giving 4 to Lincoln and 3 to Douglas.
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Did the senator Stephen Douglas write the Kansas-Nebraska act?
Yes. He thought the people of each new state should vote whether it ought to be slave or free ('Popular Sovereignty'). He didn't foresee the problem about just one thinly-populated state voting at a time. Every bully-boy in America - from both sides - would cross into the state and intimidate voters. The resulting violence was called 'Bleeding Kansas'.
How did US Senator Stephen A Douglas characterize the Missouri Compromise of 1850?
Senator Stephen A. Douglas put forth the argument that if the Missouri Compromise of 1850 really was a compromise, it had to put forward a consistent principle. If it did not then it was not a compromise, but instead a modus vivendi arrangement. The main problem of this characterization is that Douglas was asking a rhetorical question. Douglas was the one to know inasmuch as he helped put it together.
What two states did Stephen Douglas want to create out of the territories west of Missouri and Iowa?
Kansas and Nebraska. The concept was that one would become a free state and the other a slave state, to maintain the senatorial balance. But the concept of popular sovereignty led to armed conficts in Kansas.
What is the significance of Stephen a Douglas?
Senator Stephen A. Douglas introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which repealed the Missouri Compromise, and allowed the possibility of new slave-states by local vote, theoretically all the way to the Pacific. This raised the temperature of the slavery debate, notably in the admittance of Kansas to the Union, where terrorists from both sides descended on this thinly-populated area to intimidate voters and declare the results to be rigged. The resulting mayhem was called 'Bleeding Kansas'.
What contiguous US state has the least adjoining states?
Maine - one. New Hampshire. There could be others, but Maine is one that only borders one other state.
Who was a advocate of popular sovereignty?
One Stephen Douglas was the original advocate of Popular Sovereignty. He was tasked with organizing the new territories in terms of their popularity.
Did Stephen A Douglas have any siblings?
Yes, Stephen A. Douglas had six siblings. He was the third of seven children born to his parents, Stephen Arnold Douglas and Sarah Fisk.
What was one reason Senator Stephen A Douglas believed Kansas would be a free state?
Senator Stephen A. Douglas believed that the voters in the Kansas Territory would elect to make Kansas enter the Union as a free state. One reason was that he believed Kansas' climate and the culture of its settlers were negatives on any pro-slavery outcome.
Where did Stephen Douglas go to school?
I am Stephen Douglas, and I went to school at the same place your birth mother went to, which was similer to the one you go to now...
Did the senator Stephen Douglas write the Kansas-Nebraska act?
Yes. He thought the people of each new state should vote whether it ought to be slave or free ('Popular Sovereignty'). He didn't foresee the problem about just one thinly-populated state voting at a time. Every bully-boy in America - from both sides - would cross into the state and intimidate voters. The resulting violence was called 'Bleeding Kansas'.
Would you support the Kansas Nebraska?
No. By allowing one state at a time to vote on the slavery question, it attracted every terrorist on both sides to invade that one state and cause mayhem. It showed that its sponsor, Stephen Douglas, was really a talker, not a thinker.
Did Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas ran for reelection in 1858 against Abraham Lincoln and won?
From 1788 until 1912, each state legislature was responsible for electing the state's U.S. senators. It wasn't until the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on 8 Apr 1913 that direct election by a state's voting public was required to elect a U.S. senator.Although a majority of the voters of Illinois favored Abraham Lincoln in the state's 1858 U.S. senate election, the Illinois legislature voted 54-46 in favor of Stephen A. Douglas.
How long was Lincoln a US senator of Illinois?
Lincoln was never a US senator. He served one term -- two years -- in Congress long before he was President. He ran for Senator in 1858, attracted national attention for his debates with Stephen Douglas, but lost the election to Douglas.
How did Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas differ in their of popular sovereignty?
each one has his own opinion and they were differ
What state did Abraham Lincoln represent in congress?
Abraham Lincoln was elected as a House Representative to Congress from Illinois in 46 and only served one term. Lincoln ran for the US Senate from Illinois in '58, but lost to Stephen Douglas.
Does Douglas-fir grow in Georgia?
No, Georgia doesn't have the right climate! There is only one Douglas fir that I know of in the state and it is planted at the University of Georgia. However, you can look at it and tell that its not happy to be there.
How did US Senator Stephen A Douglas characterize the Missouri Compromise of 1850?
Senator Stephen A. Douglas put forth the argument that if the Missouri Compromise of 1850 really was a compromise, it had to put forward a consistent principle. If it did not then it was not a compromise, but instead a modus vivendi arrangement. The main problem of this characterization is that Douglas was asking a rhetorical question. Douglas was the one to know inasmuch as he helped put it together.
