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One outcome was that Democrat Stephen A. Douglas won the 1858 Illinois senatorial election. The other was that it brought Lincoln to the national stage. This helped him and the new Republican Party gain publicity. Perhaps better said would be "more publicity" as the new Republican Party had what many called radical views in the USA in the 1850's.
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What two senatorial candidates held a series of debates in Illinois in 1858?
Stephen Douglas, and Abraham Lincoln
Discuss two negative outcomes of british rule in india?
The 2 negative outcomes of British rule in India included India becoming a target for enemies of Britain, and the suppression of the Indian Mutiny in 1857-1858.
What is a prime source about the Lincoln and Douglas debate of the Civil War?
Don't know about sources. But remember that the debates were before the war - when the two of them were competing for a seat in the senate in the 1858 mid-term elections.
What was the rallying cry of the Republican party in 1856?
In 1858, the Republican Party was still a very new entity. It was formed in the early 1850's from the break up of the Whig Party. The slavery issues split the Democratic Party and destroyed the Whig Party. In Illinois, the rallying cry of Illinois Republicans centered on two national evils. They were called the "Two Despotisms-Catholicism and Slavery. While slavery was an issue in the Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858, little in those debates centered around Catholicism.
What candidates had the first US presidential debate?
The first debate on TV between Richard Nixon and John Kennedy which was on 26 September 1960 began the modern series of presidential debates. Abraham Lincoln and Steven A. Douglas engaged in a series of memorable debates during their campaign for US senator in 1858 two years before they ran for President
Why did Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debate each other in 1858?
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, theRepublican candidate for Senate in Illinois, and the incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, the Democratic Partycandidate. At the time, U.S. senators were elected by state legislatures; thus Lincoln and Douglas were trying for their respective parties to win control of the Illinois legislature. The debates previewed the issues that Lincoln would face in the aftermath of his victory in the 1860 presidential election. The main issue discussed in all seven debates was slavery. Hope that helped.
Did Abraham Lincoln win the 1858 senatorial debates in Illinois against Senator Stephen A. Douglas?
No, at the end of all seven debates between the two men, Douglas beat Lincoln in the election to retain his Illinois senate seat. While it can be said that each man made important points, Senator Douglas had the edge having been the incumbent candidate.
Why do you have debates?
debates are used to solve an issue or for two parties present their arguments and chose the best one.
What are equally likely outcomes?
They are two or more outcomes whose probabilities are the same.
How many outcomes are possible when two dice are rolled.?
36 possible outcomes, assuming replications (ie: rolling a 6 and a 1, rolling a 1 and a 6; counted as two separate outcomes.)
What is the name of the state that the Lincoln-Douglas debates took place in 1858?
They took place in the Summer of 1858 in seven different towns in Illinois: Ottawa, Freeport, Jonesboro, Charleston, Galesburg, Quincy, and Alton. These are seven of the nine congressional districts of Illinois. The other two (Springfield and Chicago) were left out because both candidates had already spoken in them within days of each other. The debates were held in seven towns in the state of Illinois in 1858: Ottawa on August 21, Freeport on August 27, Jonesboro on September 15, Charleston on September 18, Galesburg on October 7, Quincy on October 13, and Alton on October 15. The aforementioned Chicago and Springfield cities had their debates earlier.
What is the word for when all outcomes are equally likely it is the ratio of the number of favorable outcomes to the number of possible outcomes it mus be in two words?
fifty-fifty
