Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
political debates
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| gptkbp:discusses |
slavery in new territories
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| gptkbp:documentedIn |
historical records
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| gptkbp:focusesOn |
popular sovereignty
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
the_Dred_Scott_decision
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| gptkbp:heldIn |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:highlights |
regional_tensions_in_the_U.S.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Kansas-Nebraska Act debates
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| gptkbp:impact |
territorial admission
|
| gptkbp:includes |
speeches by abolitionists
speeches by pro-slavery advocates |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
economic interests the abolitionist movement the Compromise of 1850 public opinion on slavery the_Second_Party_System |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln territorial governance |
| gptkbp:is_a |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
the Reconstruction era |
| gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for |
American_political_history
|
| gptkbp:is_a_reflection_of |
national attitudes towards slavery
|
| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
historical debate
|
| gptkbp:is_attended_by |
political leaders
|
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
political maneuvering
partisan divisions intense public interest divisive issues mob violence |
| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
the future of the Union
the development of political ideologies the_lead-up_to_the_Civil_War the_future_of_civil_rights_in_America |
| gptkbp:is_featured_in |
intense political conflict
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
19th-century American history
the_Lincoln-Douglas_debates |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
textbooks
scholarly articles |
| gptkbp:led_to |
formation of new political parties
increased sectionalism |
| gptkbp:ledTo |
gptkb:Bleeding_Kansas
|
| gptkbp:occursIn |
1854
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act
|
| gptkbp:reportsTo |
newspapers of the time
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
gptkb:repeal_of_the_Missouri_Compromise
|
| gptkbp:shape |
Republican_Party_platform
|
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
American_legislative_history
|
| gptkbp:sparked |
national debate on slavery
|
| gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for |
political realignment
|
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
gptkb:the_Fugitive_Slave_Act
westward expansion the_rise_of_the_Republican_Party |
| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
emotional rhetoric
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