SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
THE LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATES OF 1858
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a series of public debates with Stephen Douglas
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his victory over Douglas for a Senate seat
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his retirement from the House of Representatives
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his support of popular sovereignty
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Lincoln-Douglas debates were a series of formal political debates between the challenger, Abraham Lincoln, and the incumbent, Stephen A. Douglas, in a campaign for one of Illinois’ two United States Senate seats.
Detailed explanation-2: -From August to October of 1858, Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Illinois, took on the incumbent Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas in a series of seven debates.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lincoln-Douglas debates, series of seven debates between the Democratic senator Stephen A. Douglas and Republican challenger Abraham Lincoln during the 1858 Illinois senatorial campaign, largely concerning the issue of slavery extension into the territories.