USA HISTORY

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: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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-5: -Impact of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates Despite his loss, Lincoln’s commanding performance in the debates with Douglas, and his eloquent and bold statement of the Republican Party’s position on slavery, established him as a figure of national importance.