The Great Debates of 1858

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Great_Debates_of_1858

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Lincoln-Douglas_Debates
gptkbp:debatedBy	one candidate spoke for 60 minutes, the other for 90 minutes, then the first for 30 minutes
gptkbp:debateLocation	gptkb:Charleston,_Illinois gptkb:Ottawa,_Illinois gptkb:Galesburg,_Illinois gptkb:Freeport,_Illinois gptkb:Jonesboro,_Illinois gptkb:Quincy,_Illinois gptkb:Alton,_Illinois
gptkbp:heldBy	1858
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:1860_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:legacy	considered a model for political debates in the United States
gptkbp:location	Illinois, United States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	widely covered by newspapers
gptkbp:numberOfRooms	7
gptkbp:participants	gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois,_1858
gptkbp:resultedIn	Stephen A. Douglas won the Senate seat
gptkbp:significance	boosted Abraham Lincoln's national profile
gptkbp:topic	slavery in the United States expansion of slavery into territories
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Lincoln-Douglas_debates
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Great Debates of 1858