1. Lincoln Douglas Debates
The 7 Battles of Rhetoric

2. Lincoln

3. Ottawa, Illinois August 21, 1858 2pm 10,000-12,000
Douglas claimed Lincoln was trying to abolitionize the Whig and Democratic Parties.
Claimed Lincoln was radical

4. Douglas

5. Ottawa 2
Douglas claimed Lincoln was aligned with the common enemy during the Mexican War
Douglas said that Lincoln was trying to make Illinois a “free Negro” colony

6. You Are Here!

7. Ottawa 3 Lincoln claimed that Douglas was trying nationalize slavery
Lincoln was on the defensive as Douglas spoke first
Douglas continually spoke that Lincoln was aligned w/ radical

8. Scar On A Nation

9. Freeport, Illinois 15,000 people, 8/27/1858
Lincoln spoke first responding to Douglas’ seven questions from Ottawa
Freeport Doctrine the response by Douglas

10. You Are Here

11. Jonesboro, Illinois September 15, 1858, 15,000
Majority of attendees have some connection to slave states
Douglas said that Lincoln stood for racial equity
Douglas claims Lincoln flip flops

12. Something Fishy Here

13. Jonesboro 2 Lincoln says he did not flip flop
He then responded by quoting several Democratic material demonstrating that they also flip flopped

14. Get The Point?

15. Charleston, Illinois September 18, 1858 12,000 attendance
Lincoln explained his views on race
Lincoln charged Douglas with sleight of hand in Kansas

16. Kansas Question

17. Charleston 2
Douglas denied that he was in league with Roger Taney, Franklin Pierce, or James Buchanan
Douglas then said again that Lincoln favored racial equity

18. Conspiracy?

19. Galesburg, Illinois October 7, 1858, 15,000 Knox College Campus
Douglas fought off Lincoln’s Lecompton accusations
Douglas said Declaration was meant for white men only

20. HMMMMM????

21. Galesburg 2
Lincoln stated that the Declaration applied to all men not just white men

22. Equal Scale

23. Quincy, Illinois October 13, 1858, 12,000
Lincoln and Douglas claimed to be the political descendant of Henry Clay
Lincoln said slavery was morally wrong

24. Forebearer of Equality

25. Quincy 2
Lincoln said he would only attack slavery where the Constitution allowed
Douglas would not argue if slavery was right or wrong and denied trying to nationalize it

26. The Ruling Paper

27. Alton, Illinois October 15, 1858, 5,000
Douglas attacked Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech and chanted for popular sovereignty
Lincoln reminded that Missouri Compromise was repealed

28. Cannot Stand

29. Alton 2
Lincoln made it known that not applying the Declaration to the Negro was taking away the rights of the Negro “striving to be a man”

30. MISC. Douglas went first 4 times Starter would speak for an hour
The second would speak for an hour and a half
Then 30 minute rebuttal time