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Why did Abraham Lincoln challenge Stephen Douglas to debate in the elecion of 1858?
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∙ 12y ago
Ulises Murazik
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∙ 12y agoAbraham Lincoln believed that shouldn't spread to the western territories and thought the nation could survive as a half slave/half free country, while Stephen Douglas rejected the idea and said a nation could never survive like that, but his views on slavery itself is undetermined
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∙ 9y agoAbraham Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery and Stephen Douglas felt that popular sovereignty would eventually end slavery. Douglas personally hated it but felt it was more important to hold the Union together.
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∙ 14y agoWhether it was possible for any state to be free soil, after the decision of the Supreme Court that slavery was protected by the Constitution.
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∙ 12y agoI think it was because Stephen Douglas claimed that blacks were not citizens and had no inherent rights, and Lincoln thought that was wrong.
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∙ 9y agowhether slavery should be allowed in states where voters supported it
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∙ 11y agoAbraham Lincoln wanted to run for the Senate so that he could make laws to stop slavery in America.
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Over Which issue did Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas disagree during their debates?
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.
Which issue did Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas disagree during their debates?
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.
In what way was Abraham Lincoln's view of slavery different from that of Stephen Douglas?
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.
What did Abraham and Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debate in the Lincoln Douglas debates?
slavery
What helps bring Abraham Lincoln into the national spotlight?
Abraham Lincoln's debates with Stephen Douglas helped bring him into the national spotlight.
Who were Abraham Lincoln's political rivals?
Stephen A. Douglas
Who was in the debate of Election of 1858?
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, hence Lincoln-Douglas Debate.
What was Stephen Douglas known for?
Stephen Douglas won against Abraham Lincoln when running for US Senate
Who was on the 1860 presidential ballot?
Abraham Lincoln, John C. Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen A. Douglas.
What was Stephen Douglas activities?
Stephen Douglas was a prominent American politician who served as a U.S. Senator and played a key role in shaping the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. He was a leading figure in the Democratic Party and was known for his advocacy of popular sovereignty in determining whether new states should allow slavery. Douglas also ran for president in 1860, ultimately losing to Abraham Lincoln.
Was there a difference in Stephen A Douglas' private and personal beliefs about Abraham Lincoln?
In correspondence to Stephen A. Douglas' friends, he indicated that Abraham Lincoln was not a radical or fanatical Republican. Douglas had admiration for Lincoln. In public, however, politics prevailed. Douglas had to paint Lincoln as an abolitionist and a divisive political figure.
Who did Lincoln beat in1846?
Stephen Douglas defeated Abraham Lincoln in the 1858 Illinois Senate election.
