Lincoln and Douglas Debates

After the Lincoln-Douglas debates, who was elected as an Illinois senator?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Daniel Webster

• Henry Clay

• Stephen A. Douglas

Which of these accusations did Douglas make against Lincoln?

• Lincoln secretly supported the Freeport Doctrine.

• Lincoln wanted African Americans to be fully equal to whites.

• Lincoln wanted the United States to abolish popular sovereignty.

• Lincoln wanted the United States to return to British rule.

What approach did Senator Stephen A. Douglas propose as an alternative to the Missouri Compromise?

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Texas-Maine Act

• popular sovereignty

• free soil

Douglas lost support in the South due to which doctrine?

• Douglas Debate Doctrine

• Douglas Doctrine

• Freeport Doctrine

• Slaveholders’ Rights Doctrine

Main issue of the Lincoln Douglas Debates

• Spread of slavery to the WEST

• Dred Scott Case

• Civil War

• Secession

The main result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was:

• Lincoln was elected President

• Douglas was elected President

• California entered the Union as a slave state

• Abraham Lincoln became well-known throughout the country

Stephen Douglas's belief that popular sovereignty made the decisions of citizens more important than decisions made by the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case

• Freeport Doctrine

• Bleeding Kansas

Stephen A. Douglas's plan to let each territory vote on slavery was called ____.

• Popular Choice

• Territorial Sovreignty

• Electoral Choice

• Popular Sovereignty

What was the primary focus of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

• A) Economic policies

• B) Slavery and its expansion

• C) Foreign relations

• D) Women's suffrage

Which political position were Lincoln and Douglas competing for during their debates?

• A) President of the United States

• B) Governor of Illinois

• C) U.S. Senator from Illinois

• D) Mayor of Chicago