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Compare and contrast the political attitudes toward slavery of Stephen A. Douglas with those of Abraham Lincoln. What were the results of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?

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Compare and contrast the political attitudes toward slavery of Stephen A. Douglas with those of Abraham Lincoln. What were the results of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?

Douglas had a state sovereignty attitude toward slavery wherein he stumped his political speeches for president on his ideology that strict adherence to the constitution should be employed when considering the issue of ...

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