How the dred scott case affected the lincoln-douglas debates

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The book Dred Scott v Sandford by Paul Finkelman sheds light onto all it's readers about the details of the Dred Scott case and how it had a hand in changing the nation. The Dred Scott decision created a ripple effect, because the decisions of Judge Taney created waves across America. This one decision impacted the Dred Scott v Sandford case tremendously and also, unexpected by Judge Taney, set off many other events concerning slavery. Taney's decision became the source of racial debate in America. Specifically, it became a main focus in the Lincoln- Douglas debates. This essay will discuss how Stephen Douglas believed that whites were superior to blacks, and that Lincoln was trying to create division in the country by not agreeing with the court's decisions about Dred Scott and slavery. Also, Abraham Lincoln's belief that the Dred Scott decision was part of a conspiracy by Judge Taney, Buchannan, and Douglas to make slavery spread in the west and, in time, make the whole nation pro-slavery will be discussed. Although they both had valid points, both of the candidates dramatized the opponent's speeches, and accused one another of trying to destroy the nation.
The seven Lincoln-Douglas debates attracted attention all around the nation. Lincoln, a very little-known lawyer who was from Springfield, faced off against Douglas, a well-known Democrat who planned on being the Democratic presidential nominate. Both Lincoln and Douglas had very different political views about slavery. Douglas's strategy was to frame Lincoln as someone who wanted black people to have completely equal rights to whites and emancipate slavery. Douglas was a white supremacist and believed blacks should not be citizens. He believed that slavery should be a lo...

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Lincoln and Douglas had conflicting arguments and different views in their debates. Both sides had valid points, but also went a little too far in accusation While Douglas believed Taney's decision was fair, Lincoln believed that it was not. Lincoln was antislavery while Douglas was more proslavery. The Taney decision was not only about Dred Scott, but was also about spreading slavery into the West. Lincoln's portrayal of Douglas as a conspirator for proslavery was one of the main subjects in his speeches. Douglas spread fear into the hearts of white people by saying that Lincoln loved black people and would abolish slavery, which would lead blacks to take over. These debates had a hand in leading to a division of the Nation. The difference in opinions of both Lincoln and Douglas made the debates historic.

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