Lincoln-douglas debate –stephen a. douglas
source: an excerpt from stephen a. douglas’s argument in the first lincoln-douglas debate at ottawa, illinois, august 21, 1858. if you desire negro citizenship, if you desire to allow them to come into the state and settle with the white man, if you desire them to vote on an equality with yourselves, and to make them eligible to office, to serve on juries, and to adjudge your rights, then support mr. lincoln and the black republican party, who are in favor of the citizenship of the negro. for one, i am opposed to negro citizenship in any and every form. i believe this government was made on the white basis. i believe it was made by white men, for the benefit of white men and their posterity forever, and i am in favor of confining citizenship to white men, men of european birth and descent, instead of conferring it upon negroes, indians, and other inferior races. mr. lincoln, following the example and lead of all the little abolition orators who go around and lecture in the basements of schools and churches, reads from the declaration of independence that all men were created equal, and then asks how can you deprive a negro of that equality which god and the declaration of independence award to him? he and they maintain that negro equality is guaranteed by the laws of god, and that it is asserted in the declaration of independence. if they think so, of course they have a right to say so, and so vote. i do not question mr. lincoln’s conscientious belief that the negro was made his equal, and hence is his brother; but for my own part, i do not regard the negro as my equal, and positively deny that he is my brother or any kin to me whatever. in 1858, abraham lincoln ran against stephen a. douglas for a seat in the u. s. senate. the two engaged in a series of seven public debates, which attracted national attention. although lincoln lost the election, he became widely known for his views on slavery.
questions:
1. what are two things that douglas warns will happen if lincoln is elected?
2. based on this document, what do you think douglas’s views were on african americans?

30 ! seneca falls: common ground by andrea brecheen the seneca falls convention of 1848 was the single-most important event of the early women's suffrage movement. the suffrage movement grew out of centuries of shameful and unfair treatment of women. at the time of the convention, women did not have the right to vote or serve on juries, and many women were unable to inherit property. in the decades leading up to the convention, a small group of women began to rebel against these injustices. suffrage originated from women's participation in the anti-slavery and temperance movements. the seneca falls convention was the first conference dedicated to women's rights. the convention was organized by two female abolitionists, elizabeth cady stanton and lucretia mott. lucretia mott was an eloquent quaker social reformer. mott had previously been denied the right to speak at an anti-slavery conference in london after the men voted to exclude women from participating. unlike many women of her time, elizabeth cady stanton received a formal education. at the age of 16, stanton studied mathematics, latin, and greek, demonstrating her keen abilities by mastering the subjects alongside boys of her own age. coming together to support the suffrage movement, mott and stanton organized the convention in seneca falls, ny in july of 1848. during the six-day meeting, stanton presented the declaration of sentiments, a document she based on the declaration of independence. in the declaration, she so elegantly wrote, "we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal." the declaration included a list of grievances detailing the treatment of women. the declaration was signed by sixty-eight women and thirty-two men. following the convention, in 1848 the new york state assembly passed the married women's act. this act protected property that women brought into or earned during marriage. read the passage. which sentence best represents a fact about elizabeth cady stanton detailed in the text? a "unlike many women of her time, elizabeth cady stanton received a formal education." b "in the declaration, she so elegantly wrote, 'we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.'" c "stanton rightly believed it should the law should be changed to make it easier for women to get divorces and keep their access to their children." d "at the age of 16, stanton studied mathematics, latin, and greek, demonstrating her keen abilities by mastering the subjects alongside boys of her own age."

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