Who was Stephen Douglas?
Stephen A. Douglas (1813, 1861) was politician and former leader of the Democratic Party before the Civil War. Re-elected senator form Illinois in 1858 after eloquent debates with Abraham Lincoln, he was later defeated by this one in the run for presidency two years later.
Tags: Civil War, Politics, slavery
Source: http://www.history.com/topics/stephen-a-douglas
Source: http://www.history.com/topics/stephen-a-douglas
What was the Proviso proposed by Congressman Wilmot?
The Wilmot Proviso was a tentative proposed in the House of Representative by Congressman Wilmot which stated that every territory acquired during the war with Mexico would have been free from slavery. Voted in 1846, 1847 and 1848, failed all the times to pass through the Senate, where the southern presence were stronger.
Tags: politics, Proviso, slavery, Wilmot
Source: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmot_Proviso
Source: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmot_Proviso
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Author: CoboCards-User
Main topic: History, US
Topic: American Civil War
Published: 04.03.2015
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