LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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Lincoln
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Webster
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Douglas
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation. On January 5, 1859, the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives met in joint session and selected Stephen A. Douglas for United States senator. It was the culmination of one of the most famous U. S. Senate races in history.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the 1858 midterm election, Stephen Douglas kept his Senate seat, but Abraham Lincoln won national acclaim.
Detailed explanation-3: -The following year Douglas engaged in a number of widely publicized debates with Lincoln in a close contest for the Senate seat in Illinois, and, although Lincoln won the popular vote, Douglas was elected 54 to 46 by the legislature.
Detailed explanation-4: -Known as “the Little Giant” because his political stature far exceeded his height of five-foot-four, Illinois senator Stephen A. Douglas remained a prominent national figure from his first election to the Senate in 1847 until his death in 1861.
Detailed explanation-5: -In 1858 Douglas ran for reelection to the Senate against Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln. Although Douglas defeated Lincoln, national publicity from their famous debates propelled Lincoln to the Republican presidential nomination in 1860.