The Lincoln-Douglas Debate

How many debates did Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas participate in?

• 18

• 24

• 7

• 1

What were the debates focused on?

• the economy

• the military

• slavery

• foreign relations

What office were Lincoln and Douglas running for?

• U.S. Senate

• Representative

• President

• Vice President

What political party was Lincoln a part of?

• Democratic

• Republican

What party did Stephen Douglas belong to?

• Democratic

• Republican

How do you think Lincoln felt when he found out that some people in the Republican party wanted Douglas to leave the Democrats and become a Republican?

• Excited

• Happy

• Disappointed

• Thrilled

Before people voted in elections, how were U.S. Senators chosen?

• In public debates

• Randomly

• State legislatures chose

• The President got to pick

True or False: Abraham Lincoln believed that states should be able to decide whether to allow slavery

• True

• False

Lincoln lost the senate election because

• Douglas was more well known (at the time)

• Lincoln was too tall

• Lincoln debated poorly

• Douglas made Southerners angry

Lincoln benefited from the debates because he

• He showed he favored slavery

• He was amusing

• became more popular on the national level

• attracted Southern voters