During the LincolnDouglas Debates of 1858 what were the key

During the Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858, what were the key issues that Lincoln and Douglas touched on in their arguments regarding slavery? What were some of the events in the 1850\'s that helped to keep the slavery issue alive? Could America have avoided civil war if these events had not occurred? Why or why not?

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Key issues in Lincoln-Douglas debates regarding slavery: People of a territory would decide themselves whether to allow slavery or not. Lincoln argued that popular sovereignty would perpetuate and douglas argued that whigs and democrats believed in it. Lincoln’s argument meant to stop the spread of slavery. Lincoln argued that douglas has no worry about slavery issues.