MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Question
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Lincoln’s debates with the person brought him national attention
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Lewis Cass
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Stephen Douglas
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Henry Clay
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John C. Calhoun
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In the summer and the fall of 1858 two of the most influential statesmen of the late antebellum era, Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln faced off in a series of debates focused on slavery as they vied for a United States Senate seat representing Illinois.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the seven Lincoln-Douglas debates-all about three hours along-Lincoln argued against the spread of slavery while Douglas maintained that each territory should have the right to decide whether it would become free or allow slavery.
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