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U.s. History: The Lincoln Douglas Debates

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The Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858 exemplified the rift in the nation concerning the issue of slavery and who should be able to determine whether states were free or slave. Read about this war of ideas that moved from the stage in Illinois to the nation in the election of 1860.

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popular sovereignty, abraham lincoln
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election of 1860, ushistory.org, "a house divided could not stand", dred scott decision, freeport doctrine, independence hall association, lincoln-douglas debates, stephen douglas
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)