Question

In the Lincoln-Douglas debate that occurred at Freeport, Illinois on August 27, 1858, Abraham Lincoln asked Stephen Douglas to explain how he could support both popular sovereignty and the Dred Scott decision. Stephen Douglas decided to take a stance that was neither pro- nor anti-slavery and argued that even though the Dred Scott decision stated that territories could not forbid slavery, that they actually could keep slavery out by not passing laws that protected slavery. Stephen Douglas's argument in this debate is known by what name?

Answer 1

Stephen Douglas' argument in this debate is known as the Freeport Doctrine, which ultimately cost him support from both pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions and contributed to his loss in the presidential election of 1860.

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