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The Illinois seat was open in the US Senate and Lincoln (Republican) And Douglas (Democrat) were running against each other for said seat.
Both Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln were campaigning for one of the two United States Senator seats from Illinois in 1858.
They participated in a total of seven debates across the state.
Issues in the debates ranged from states' rights to the spread of slavery into the expanding territories.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoSome consequences of the debates over slavery between Douglas and Lincoln were that although Lincoln won the slavery rights, Douglas wasn't voted for presidency. Thus leaving him powerless. He wanted to debate the slavery rights with Lincoln, which Lincoln won. Some of Lincoln's consequences were thatLincoln lost the Senate race in 1858. Although on the bright side he won the next time in 1860 for presidency.
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∙ 12y agoThe most important reaction to the Lincoln - Douglas debates is that it made Abraham Lincoln the front runner, eventual GOP nominee, and the 16th (and possibly the greatest) President of the United States.
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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.
When Steven A Douglas debates Abraham Lincoln at Illinois?
DID DOUGLAS STAY OVERNIGHT IN EDWARDSVILLE?
What office were Lincoln and Douglas running for when they debated?
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate for Senate in Illinois, and incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, the Democratic Party candidate. Although Lincoln was a candidate for the Senate in Illinois, the debates were not directly related to an election of office. At the time, Illinois' Senators were elected by the Illinois Legislators, so the purpose of the debates was to represent their parties (Lincoln for the Republicans and Douglas for the Democrats) in a bid to win control of the Illinois Legislature. The main issue discussed in all seven debates was 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.
Why did Americans pay special attention to the 1858 senate race in Illinois?
People were interested in the senate race because of the interesting and entertaining debates. Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas debated in what are known as the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
What causes the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?
Abraham Lincoln opposed slavery and Douglas wanted states rights
What were the debates about slavery between Lincoln and Douglas called?
....The Lincoln Douglas Debates
What was the key issue in the lincoln-douglas debates?
The key issue in the Lincoln-Douglas debates was slavery. Lincoln and Douglas were viewed as contenders for the 1860 presidential election.
When did president Lincoln loose to Stephan A. Douglas?
In the 1858 election for senator. During this event, Lincoln and Douglas held a series of debates, known as the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
What did Abraham and Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debate in the Lincoln Douglas debates?
slavery
In the Lincoln-Douglas debates Douglas tried to make Lincoln appear to be?
(an abolitionist)
When was Lincoln Douglas debates?
1858
The Lincoln-Douglas debates were a series of debates held between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas during their campaign for which office?
U.S. senator
Who supported Lincoln in the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
antislavery forces
The topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was what?
slavery
When and where did the Lincoln Douglas Debates begin?
Ilinois
Who was involved in the Lincoln Douglas Debates?
Aswer
