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APUSH Review: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates (1858)

www.Apushreview.com. APUSH Review: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates (1858). Everything You Need To K now About The Lincoln-Douglas Debates To Succeed In APUSH. Key Events Prior to 1858. Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) and “Bleeding Kansas” KS-NB Act proposed by Douglas Dred Scott Decision (1857)

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APUSH Review: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates (1858)

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  1. www.Apushreview.com APUSH Review: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates (1858) Everything You Need To Know About The Lincoln-Douglas Debates To Succeed In APUSH

  2. Key Events Prior to 1858 • Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) and “Bleeding Kansas” • KS-NB Act proposed by Douglas • Dred Scott Decision (1857) • Dred Scott, a slave, sued for freedom since he lived in a free territory • Supreme Court ruled that: • Scott was not a citizen, could not sue • Slaves were property • Property could not be taken away (violation of 5th amendment) • “nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law”

  3. The Debates • Lincoln was chosen by the Republicans to challenge Douglas for the Senate seat • Upon accepting the nomination, Lincoln gave his “House divided” speech • Lincoln Challenges Douglas to a series of 7 debates • Remember, at that time, the state legislatures elected US senators • Changes with the 17th Amendment in 1913 “I believe this government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other.”

  4. “I answer emphatically, as Mr. Lincoln has heard me answer a hundred times from every stump in Illinois, that in my opinion the people of a Territory can, by lawful means, exclude slavery from their limits prior to the formation of a State constitution.” Freeport Doctrine • The second debate occurred in Freeport, IL • Lincoln asked Douglas if slavery could be limited in spite of the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott ruling • Douglas, an advocate of popular sovereignty said yes • In essence, Douglas said territories and states can pass laws that defy the federal government

  5. The Results and Effects • Douglas wins the election • The Democratic Party is further split along sectional lines • South distrusts Douglas • Even though he lost, Lincoln becomes well-known nationally

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