Ottawa debate
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The Ottawa debate was the first of the historic 1858 U.S. Senate campaign debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, setting the stage for their famous series of public confrontations over slavery and popular sovereignty.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ottawa debate canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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political debate ⓘ public debate ⓘ |
| campaign | 1858 U.S. Senate campaign in Illinois ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | first debate in the Lincoln–Douglas debates ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1858 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Freeport debate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre | campaign debate ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Abraham Lincoln
NERFINISHED
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Stephen A. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Antebellum United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
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Ottawa, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
expansion of slavery into U.S. territories
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popular sovereignty ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
initiating the series of Lincoln–Douglas debates
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public confrontation between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas over slavery ⓘ |
| officeContested | United States Senate seat from Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lincoln–Douglas debates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Illinois state politics
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pre–American Civil War politics ⓘ |
| precededBy |
campaign speeches by Abraham Lincoln
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campaign speeches by Stephen A. Douglas ⓘ |
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