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Although Lincoln lost, it contributed heavily to Lincoln's rise toward his presidency.

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well he was a good person from his point of view he really never thought it was fair to the slaves and that what if we were slaves really how would you feel

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Q: Why did the Lincoln Douglass debates occur?
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Who was involved in the Lincoln- Douglass Debates?

Abraham Lincoln and Stephan Douglass.


What were the results of the Lincoln- Douglass debates?

Slavery became illegal.


What was the main topic of the Lincoln Douglass debates?

The extension of slavery


What was Frederick Douglass's nickname?

The"The Little Giant" was Stephen Douglas not Frederick Douglass. He was the opponent for Lincoln in the Lincoln Douglas debates and beat Lincoln in Senate race in Illinois.


Who was Lincoln opponent in the US senate race?

In the famous senate race in which Abraham Lincoln made his name, his opponent was Stephen A. Douglas. The debates from this senate race are known as the Lincoln-Douglass debates.


Who was Lincoln's opponent in the senate race?

In the famous senate race in which Abraham Lincoln made his name, his opponent was Stephen A. Douglas. The debates from this senate race are known as the Lincoln-Douglass debates.


What were the positions taken by Lincoln and Douglas in their debates?

Abraham Lincoln and Stephan Douglass.


Thoughtful political discussions during an Illinois senate campaign?

Lincoln- Douglass debates


Why is stephen Douglass famous?

He was an influential senator and speaker who defeated Lincoln in his senatorial bid, following the Lincoln-Douglas Debates.


During the Lincoln Douglass debates which position did Abraham Lincoln take?

Slaves had natural but were not entirely equal to whites- Novanet


What did Lincoln argue in the senatorial debates against Douglass in 1858?

they disgree on the Nebraska-Kansas Act


How did lincoln make himself look so good in the debates with Douglas?

Abraham Lincoln debated Frederick Douglass in the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858. Of course it was Stephen Douglas. Something tells me Frederick would have had a tough time winning a Senate seat back then. Just a thought.