Lincoln-Douglas Debates

OBJECTIVES

• Lincoln would not talk about slavery in the existing slave states because he claimed the Democrats were trying to spread slavery across the nation.

OBJECTIVES 2

• Lincoln question the Democrats’ belief in popular sovereignty because He wondered whether that belief went against the Dred Scott decision.

Answer 1

• Lincoln and Douglas participate in 7 to 9 debates in llinois.

Answer 2

• The seven places that they debated Galesburg, Quincy, Alton, Charleston, Jonesboro, Freeport, and Ottawa.

Debate 1

• took place in Ottawa, Illinois.
• It happen in August 21, 1858.
• It was dry and dusty, between 10,000 and 12,000 people.

Debate 2

• took place in Freeport, Illinois
• It happen in August 27, 1858.
• t was a cloudy, cool, and damp day.

Debate 3

• took place in Jonesboro, Illinois.
• It happen in September 15, 1858.
• Approximately 1,500 from the sparsely populated heavily Democratic area attended.

Debate 4

• took place in Charleston, Illinois.
• It happen in September 18, 1858.
• Eleven railroad cars of people from Indiana were among the approximately.

Debate 5

• took place in Galesburg, Illinois.
• It happen in October 7, 1858
• More than 15,000 people jammed the campus of Knox College.

Debate 6

• took place in Quincy, Illinois.
• It happen in October 13, 1858.
• any of the approximately 12,000 in attendance were 'Old Whigs'

Debate 7

• took place in Alton, Illinois.
• It happen in October 15, 1858.
• It was a cloudy day with only 5,000 in attendance.

The End