Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
debate
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| gptkbp:hasParticipatedIn |
gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lincoln-Douglas debates
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| gptkbp:includes |
popular sovereignty
moral implications of slavery economic impacts of slavery |
| gptkbp:influenced |
debate formats
American_political_discourse |
| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
thousands of spectators
intense rivalry 1860 Presidential election subsequent_debates_in_U.S._history |
| gptkbp:isCitedIn |
legal_arguments
|
| gptkbp:isConsidered |
a model for future political debates
a_significant_event_in_U.S._history a_turning_point_in_American_politics |
| gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
some contemporaries
|
| gptkbp:isDecoratedWith |
true
|
| gptkbp:isDocumentedIn |
newspapers
historians and scholars |
| gptkbp:isEngagedIn |
historians
academic studies |
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
shaping public opinion
the_development_of_American_political_thought |
| gptkbp:isKnownFor |
a clash of ideologies
a_precursor_to_the_Civil_War |
| gptkbp:isNotableFor |
their historical context
intellectual rigor their historical significance their rhetorical strategies their depth of argument their engagement with the public their impact on future elections their length their use of logic and reason |
| gptkbp:isPartOf |
the larger abolitionist movement
the political landscape of the 1850s Illinois_Senate_race the_campaign_for_the_Senate the_struggle_over_slavery_in_America |
| gptkbp:isPublishedIn |
true
|
| gptkbp:isReferencedIn |
political speeches
|
| gptkbp:isUsedBy |
a teaching tool
|
| gptkbp:isUtilizedFor |
audiences to follow
both candidates the audience's attention |
| gptkbp:ledTo |
Lincoln's_national_prominence
|
| gptkbp:numberOfStudents |
7
|
| gptkbp:significance |
highlighted issues of slavery and states' rights
|
| gptkbp:takesPlaceIn |
1858
seven different locations |
| gptkbp:wasA |
U.S._Senate_seat_from_Illinois
|
| gptkbp:wasAffecting |
true
|
| gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn |
law schools
|
| gptkbp:wasFoundedIn |
gptkb:Illinois
|