the lincoln douglas debate
- Watch Lincoln’s View of Slavery (Links to an external site.)
- Read Dred Scott v. Sandford Decision (Links to an external site.)
- Read Abraham Lincoln, “A House Divided Speech” (Links to an external site.)
- Read The Lincoln-Douglas Debates (7th Debate, Part I) (Links to an external site.)
Complete the following prompt:
After reading Lincoln’s “house divided speech,” and the seventh Lincoln-Douglas debate (Alton, Illinois on October 15, 1858), explain Stephen Douglas’ and Abraham Lincoln’s positions on the following issues:
- Expansion of slavery;
- Popular sovereignty;
- Dred Scott decision;
- Freeport Doctrine;
- African American citizenship
- After you’re finished discussing their views, I want YOU to elaborate what YOU found most surprising about the views held by Lincoln and Douglas.
- I want you to cite the page and paragraph number in parenthesis of each of your claims in the above questions. For example: Lincoln’s position on slavery was XYZ (p 2. paragraph 3; p.8, paragraph
- 400 Words Minimum
