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AP US History
Unit 5 – Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848–1877
Topic 5.1
What separated Abraham Lincoln's views on slavery from those of Stephen Douglas during the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?
Both Lincoln and Douglas agreed that slavery should be allowed to expand into new territories.
Lincoln believed slavery should not extend into new territories while Douglas thought each territory should decide for itself through popular sovereignty.
Neither believed in the concept of popular sovereignty as a solution to the issue of slavery.
Douglas opposed any expansion of slavery while Lincoln advocated for popular sovereignty.
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