The Lincoln Douglas Debates

How many people attended the debate in Galesburg, Illinois at Knox College?

• 12,000

• 10,000

• 15,000

• 20,000

The debates were part of the campaign for what political office?

• Mayor of Galesburg, Illinois

• President of the U.S.

• Governor of Illinois

• U.S. Senat Seat for Illinois

Up unitl 1913 who voted on who would be next Senator?

• State legislatures voted on who would be the next Senator.
• Citizens voted directly for their Senator.
• The President appointed the next Senator.
• The Supreme Court decided who would be the next Senator.

What was the primary issue debated?

• Education Reform

• Prison Reform

• Slavery

• Women's Rights

How many debates were there across Illinois?

• Unknown
• 10 debates

• 15 debates

• 7 debates

How did the crowds behave at the debates?

• The crowds were silent and indifferent.
• The crowds were hostile and aggressive.
• The crowds were orderly and quiet.
• The crowds were enthusiastic and vocal, showing support or dissent.

Match the politician to their views on slavery.

Groups:

(a) Abraham Lincoln

,

(b) Stephen Douglas

• Allow the people in new territories to vote

• Argued that slavery did not work with the ideas of the Declaration of Independence

• attempted to paint the other candidate as an abolitionist.

• Popular Sovereignty

• We should not allow slavery to expand

• Slavery will die off if we contain it.

True or False: Lincoln was very well known and famous before the debates.

• True

• False