There is not much known about the childhood of Stephen A. Douglass. He was born to Stephen Arnold Douglass and Sarah Fisk in 1847. He was well educated and taught school for some time.
Stephen Arnold Douglass and Sarah Fisk.
Popular Sovereignty, as he called it - letting the people of each new state vote whether it should be a slave-state or free soil.
Stephen A. Douglas believed in popular sovereignty.
He didn't want to be confused with Frederick Douglass.
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Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois.
One Stephen Douglas was the original advocate of Popular Sovereignty. He was tasked with organizing the new territories in terms of their popularity.
Popular Sovereignty
popular sovereignty
Slave ownership in territories could be decided by popular sovereignty
Stephen A. Douglas
Stephen Douglas
He called it Popular Sovereignty, and it sounded quite reasonable. But the first time it was tried (in Kansas), it encouraged armed raiders to invade the state and intimidate voters. By the way, Stephen Douglas is not double 's'.
Stephen Douglass (Democrat) and Henry Clay (Whig).
Stephen A. Douglas has written: 'Political socialization and student activism in Indonesia' 'Popular Sovereignty In The Territories'
The Kansas-Nebraska Act, promoted by Stephen Douglass.