Lincoln–Douglas debates
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The Lincoln–Douglas debates were a series of seven 1858 Illinois Senate campaign debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas that focused on slavery and helped elevate Lincoln to national prominence.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lincoln–Douglas debates canonical | 2 |
| first Lincoln–Douglas debate | 2 |
| 1858 Lincoln–Douglas debate | 1 |
| Alton debate | 1 |
| Alton debate was last | 1 |
| Freeport debate | 1 |
| Galesburg debate | 1 |
| Jonesboro debate | 1 |
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Target entity: Lincoln–Douglas debates Context triple: [Stephen A. Douglas, knownFor, Lincoln–Douglas debates]
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Cross of Gold speech
The Cross of Gold speech was William Jennings Bryan’s famous 1896 Democratic National Convention address advocating bimetallism and denouncing the gold standard as oppressive to working people.
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Bascom Affair
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Tallmadge Amendment debate
The Tallmadge Amendment debate was a pivotal 1819–1820 congressional clash over restricting slavery in Missouri that exposed deep sectional tensions and foreshadowed the collapse of the Era of Good Feelings.
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Toledo War
The Toledo War was a 19th-century boundary dispute between the U.S. states of Ohio and Michigan over control of the Toledo Strip, resolved largely through political negotiation rather than armed conflict.
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The Crime Against Kansas speech
The Crime Against Kansas speech was an 1856 anti-slavery address by U.S. Senator Charles Sumner that fiercely condemned the Kansas–Nebraska Act and pro-slavery forces, helping to intensify sectional tensions before the American Civil War.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lincoln–Douglas debates Target entity description: The Lincoln–Douglas debates were a series of seven 1858 Illinois Senate campaign debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas that focused on slavery and helped elevate Lincoln to national prominence.
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A.
Cross of Gold speech
The Cross of Gold speech was William Jennings Bryan’s famous 1896 Democratic National Convention address advocating bimetallism and denouncing the gold standard as oppressive to working people.
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B.
Bascom Affair
The Bascom Affair was an 1861 confrontation between the U.S. Army and the Chiricahua Apache that sparked a cycle of violence and is often seen as the event that ignited the Apache Wars.
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C.
Tallmadge Amendment debate
The Tallmadge Amendment debate was a pivotal 1819–1820 congressional clash over restricting slavery in Missouri that exposed deep sectional tensions and foreshadowed the collapse of the Era of Good Feelings.
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D.
Toledo War
The Toledo War was a 19th-century boundary dispute between the U.S. states of Ohio and Michigan over control of the Toledo Strip, resolved largely through political negotiation rather than armed conflict.
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E.
The Crime Against Kansas speech
The Crime Against Kansas speech was an 1856 anti-slavery address by U.S. Senator Charles Sumner that fiercely condemned the Kansas–Nebraska Act and pro-slavery forces, helping to intensify sectional tensions before the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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political debate series ⓘ |
| candidate |
Abraham Lincoln
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Stephen A. Douglas ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder |
Lincoln–Douglas debates
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Alton debate was last
Ottawa debate was first ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| electoralContext | campaign for United States Senate from Illinois ⓘ |
| endTime | 1858-10-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Abraham Lincoln’s Cooper Union speech ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
elevated Abraham Lincoln to national prominence
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shaped public opinion on slavery ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Lincoln–Douglas debates
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Alton debate
Charleston debate ⓘ Lincoln–Douglas debates self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Freeport debate
Lincoln–Douglas debates self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Galesburg debate
Lincoln–Douglas debates self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Jonesboro debate
Ottawa debate ⓘ Quincy debate ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Abraham Lincoln
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Stephen A. Douglas ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Antebellum period
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surface form:
Antebellum United States
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| influenced |
Abraham Lincoln’s 1860 presidential campaign
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Republican Party discourse on slavery ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Illinois ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent |
Alton, Illinois
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Charleston, Illinois ⓘ Freeport, Illinois ⓘ Galesburg, Illinois ⓘ Jonesboro, Illinois ⓘ Ottawa, Illinois ⓘ Quincy, Illinois ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
expansion of slavery into U.S. territories
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popular sovereignty ⓘ race and equality ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ states' rights ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive newspaper transcription and reprinting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulation of Douglas’s Freeport Doctrine
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articulation of Lincoln’s views on slavery ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | 7 ⓘ |
| officeContested | United States Senator from Illinois ⓘ |
| outcome | Stephen A. Douglas re-elected to U.S. Senate ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Senate election in Illinois
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surface form:
1858 United States Senate election in Illinois
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| pointInTime | 1858 ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier speeches by Lincoln and Douglas in 1858 campaign ⓘ |
| publication | printed in newspapers across the United States ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Douglas stated the Freeport Doctrine at the Freeport debate ⓘ |
| startTime | 1858-08-21 ⓘ |
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Subject: Lincoln–Douglas debates Description of subject: The Lincoln–Douglas debates were a series of seven 1858 Illinois Senate campaign debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas that focused on slavery and helped elevate Lincoln to national prominence.
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