Stephen A. Douglas (Little Giant). If I understood the readings properly he did not feel that slavery was right and hoped it would be abolished one day. but he felt that each person could decide on their own if they wanted to own slaves. He supported slavery and proposed the acts to gain ownership and the support of the Southerners.
Abraham Lincoln was against slavery from the moment he started to run for presidency. He was outspoken about it and did not try to hide it. Before his inauguration some of the southern states withdrew and the Civil War began. He passed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and freed all slaves in the rebellious states and cemented the way for slavery’s ensuing termination.
Abraham Lincoln was against slavery from the moment he started to run for presidency. He was outspoken about it and did not try to hide it. Before his inauguration some of the southern states withdrew and the Civil War began. He passed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and freed all slaves in the rebellious states and cemented the way for slavery’s ensuing termination.