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8 de may. de 2024 · 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.
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Hace 17 horas · On March 11, 1861, the Cincinnati Commercial published a story titled “An Incident of the Inauguration.”. At his inauguration on March 4, 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln had been wearing ...
1 de may. de 2024 · The election of 1860 featured four presidential candidates: Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge, John Bell, and Abraham Lincoln. Stephen A. Douglas – Nicknamed the Little Giant due to his 5’ 4” stature, Illinois-native Douglas was a political giant.
17 de may. de 2024 · In 1858, while running for the US Senate in Illinois, incumbent Senator Stephen A. Douglas agreed to debate his opponent, Abraham Lincoln, seven times — once in each congressional district in which they had not yet spoken. Douglas was frustrated.
9 de may. de 2024 · Definitions of Stephen A. Douglas. noun. United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861) synonyms: Douglas, Little Giant, Stephen Arnold Douglas. see more.
5 de may. de 2024 · The four candidates for the 1860 Presidential election. Clockwise from top right: Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas, John Breckenridge, and John Bell – The Lincoln-Douglas Debates and the Campaign of 1860: the Road to the Lincoln Presidency.
