SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
TENSION OVER SLAVERY IN THE 1850S
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Unlike Douglas, Lincoln thought that the Supreme Court rulings on slavery were wrong.
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Unlike Lincoln, Douglas thought that individual states should not be able to decide to have slavery or not.
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Unlike Douglas, Lincoln thought that slavery should not be expanded into new territories.
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Unlike Lincoln, Douglas thought that individual states should not be able to decide to have slavery or not.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lincoln claimed that he acted from a higher set of values than Douglas: he abhorred slavery while Douglas often emphasized its practical value. Douglas frequently cited the U. S. Constitution; Lincoln referred to the Declaration of Independence and its ideal of racial equality.
Detailed explanation-2: -The two key points in the debate were racial tensions created from the Dred-Scott decision and Kansas-Nebraska Act, as well as the idea of popular sovereignty. In 1857, The Dred Scott decision made by the Supreme Court ruled that slaves are the property of the owner.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.