https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-did-the-debates-of-lincoln-vs-douglas-in-1858-create-the-landscape-of-american-society <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-82534"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fhow-did-the-debates-of-lincoln-vs-douglas-in-1858-create-the-landscape-of-american-society%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=How+did+the+Debates+of+Lincoln+vs.+Douglas+in+1858+create+the+Landscape+of+American+Society%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fhow-did-the-debates-of-lincoln-vs-douglas-in-1858-create-the-landscape-of-american-society&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AHow did the Debates of Lincoln vs. Douglas in 1858 create the Landscape of American Society?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-did-the-debates-of-lincoln-vs-douglas-in-1858-create-the-landscape-of-american-society" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="1b0521cfeaaa3e87be85c0b85ab0af54" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/082/534/for_gallery_v2/150d6e6c.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/082/534/large_v3/150d6e6c.jpg" alt="150d6e6c" /></a></div></div>The Lincoln–Douglas Debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, and incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, the Democratic Party candidate. 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 legislat Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:33:15 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-did-the-debates-of-lincoln-vs-douglas-in-1858-create-the-landscape-of-american-society <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-82534"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fhow-did-the-debates-of-lincoln-vs-douglas-in-1858-create-the-landscape-of-american-society%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=How+did+the+Debates+of+Lincoln+vs.+Douglas+in+1858+create+the+Landscape+of+American+Society%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fhow-did-the-debates-of-lincoln-vs-douglas-in-1858-create-the-landscape-of-american-society&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AHow did the Debates of Lincoln vs. Douglas in 1858 create the Landscape of American Society?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-did-the-debates-of-lincoln-vs-douglas-in-1858-create-the-landscape-of-american-society" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="aa8eabdbe04389681d85d0b8e24893be" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/082/534/for_gallery_v2/150d6e6c.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/082/534/large_v3/150d6e6c.jpg" alt="150d6e6c" /></a></div></div>The Lincoln–Douglas Debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, and incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, the Democratic Party candidate. 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 legislat SPC Andrew Griffin Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:33:15 -0500 2016-03-11T12:33:15-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-did-the-debates-of-lincoln-vs-douglas-in-1858-create-the-landscape-of-american-society?n=1373080&urlhash=1373080 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Great post!! SP5 Mark Kuzinski Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:59:42 -0500 2016-03-11T15:59:42-05:00 2016-03-11T12:33:15-05:00