Freeport Doctrine announcement by Stephen A. Douglas

E1689844 UNEXPLORED

The Freeport Doctrine announcement by Stephen A. Douglas was an 1858 statement during the Lincoln–Douglas debates in which Douglas argued that local territories could effectively exclude slavery despite the Dred Scott decision, a stance that shaped his political fate and the national slavery debate.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Referenced by

All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Freeport Doctrine	1
Freeport Doctrine announcement by Stephen A. Douglas canonical	1

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Freeport, Illinois → hasHistoricEvent → Freeport Doctrine announcement by Stephen A. Douglas ⓘ

subject linked to: Freeport

Douglas stated the Freeport Doctrine at the Freeport debate → describedBy → Freeport Doctrine ⓘ

linked to: Freeport Doctrine announcement by Stephen A. Douglas