Lincoln-Douglas Debate

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:The_Great_Debates_of_1858
gptkbp:date 1858
gptkbp:debateLocation gptkb:Ottawa,_Illinois
gptkbp:format one candidate spoke for 60 minutes, the other for 90 minutes, then the first for 30 minutes
gptkbp:historicalSignificance influenced the 1860 presidential election
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lincoln-Douglas Debate
gptkbp:impact increased Abraham Lincoln's national profile
gptkbp:lastDebateLocation gptkb:Alton,_Illinois
gptkbp:legacy model for modern political debates
gptkbp:location Illinois, United States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage widely covered in newspapers
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 7
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkbp:purpose Illinois U.S. Senate seat
gptkbp:result Stephen A. Douglas won the Senate seat
gptkbp:topic gptkb:Dred_Scott_decision
slavery in the United States
popular sovereignty
expansion of slavery into new territories
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NCFL_Grand_Nationals
gptkb:NSDA_National_Tournament
gptkb:National_Speech_and_Debate_Association
gptkb:National_Speech_and_Debate_Association_tournaments
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7