The Lincoln- Douglas Debates took act in 1858, it was also known to be called The Great Debates of 1858. The Lincoln- Douglas Debates of 1858 was seven different debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, and incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, which was the Democratic Party candidate. At the time of the election of the state legislature, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas were battling for the respective parties in the Illinois legislature. The debates showed the situations Abraham could have when he won the 1860 presidential election. The main debate that was talked about among all the seven states was slavery in the united states. Lincoln and Douglas agreed to have the
