Hi APUSH!
Pls. answer the questions below after reading the above except from the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas during their 1858 Senate campaign!
1. How do Douglas and Lincoln differ in their views on what rights black Americans ought to enjoy?
2. What is Douglas's response to antislavery criticism of slavery in the southern states?
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Mr. B
1. How do Douglas and Lincoln differ in their views on what rights black Americans ought to enjoy?
ReplyDeleteDouglass does not want any negros to possess the same rights as whites. These views stem from an aura of white supremacy that Stephen keeps close to himself. In fact, Douglass has said that he does not consider any negro to be his brother. Lincoln on the other hand, want negros to enjoy the rights that is described in the constitution.
2. What is Douglas's response to antislavery criticism of slavery in the southern states?
Douglass states that all states have a right of popular sovereignty to chose whether or not they will have slavery or not. One can infer though that excerpt that shephen basically saying that the movement is unnecessary as they can use popular sovereignty to settle the matter of slavery
How do Douglas and Lincoln differ in their views on what rights black Americans ought to enjoy?
ReplyDeleteDouglas believed in self governing while Lincoln did not want blacks to be able to vote and serve in the jury but was against slavery.
What is Douglas's response to antislavery criticism of slavery in the southern states?
Douglas believed that slavery in the south was fine because of their large dependence on slavery and he was fine with just the north being free while the south supported slavery.
1. How do Douglas and Lincoln differ in their views on what rights black Americans ought to enjoy?
ReplyDeleteTo Douglas, blacks do not deserve the same rights as whites. They are not the same, black people are inferior, and white people are more supreme and should not be looked at on the same level as blacks. To Lincoln, even though he wasn't a complete abolitionist and did not completely view blacks on the same level, since all men are equal in the constitution, they deserve the same rights as whites.
2. What is Douglas's response to antislavery criticism of slavery in the southern states?
Douglas completely believed in popular soverignty. He was fine with the north being the freed states and the south being the slave states because to Douglas a state being a slave or free state depended on weather or not the people of the state wanted slavery or not.
1. How do Douglas and Lincoln differ in their views on what rights black Americans ought to enjoy?
ReplyDeleteLincoln believed that everyone should be equal as written in the constitution. Also that they were not on the same level as whites. Douglas believed that black people were supposed to be underneath whites and that they were not on the same level.
2. What is Douglas's response to antislavery criticism of slavery in the southern states?
Douglas believes in popular sovereignty, he took it extremely serious to such an extent that he related many of the situations to religion and after life.
1. How do Douglas and Lincoln differ in their views on what rights black Americans ought to enjoy?
ReplyDeleteLincoln believes that blacks and whites will never meet eye to eye and both of their standings in this country will never be on equal platforms but at the end of the day he still wants blacks to gain and maintain life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness. While on the other hand, Douglas mocks Lincoln on his political ideas and viewpoints and believes that this country's rights are in favor of the white men of European descent and all other races, including blacks, are deemed inferior.
2. What is Douglas's response to antislavery criticism of slavery in the southern states?
Douglas advocates and stands for popular sovereignty because he thought were the country was standing now was fine with him: the south had slavery all through out and north had their freed states. If anything he did not want others to see his opinion on the issue of growing slave territory or he recieve more hate from the people and that's the last thing he wants.
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ReplyDelete1. How do Douglas and Lincoln differ in their views on what rights black Americans ought to enjoy?
Lincoln views on what rights black Americans ought to enjoy are that blacks and whites will never be able to agree or meet eye to eye. He also adds that both races place in this country will never be on equal but yet he stands that he still wants blacks to gain and maintain life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness. But with Douglass on the other hand, he believe blacks don’t deserve any rights because this is the white mans country.
2. What is Douglas's response to antislavery criticism of slavery in the southern states?
Douglas stands for popular sovereignty because he was fine with the way the country was standing now.
The north being the freed states and the south being the slave states because in the end it all depends on the people there if they want slavery or not.
Lincoln and Douglas believed that Blacks and whites were not on the same level and believed that they were inferior to the white but Lincoln still believed in anti slavery and believed blacks still had rights
ReplyDeleteDouglas heavily believed in popular sovereignty. He was ok with free states being free states and slave states being slave states he wasn’t against either he was the middle plain field
1. How do Douglas and Lincoln differ in their views on what rights black Americans ought to enjoy?
ReplyDeleteLincoln's opinions of what rights black Americans would possess are that blacks and whites can never compromise or find common ground. He also emphasizes that both races will never be on an equal level in this society, but still he insists he also wants minorities to obtain and retain life, freedom and the pursuit of happiness. But on another hand, with Douglass, he believes blacks do not receive any privileges, because this is the country of white mans.
2. What is Douglas's response to antislavery criticism of slavery in the southern states?
Douglas stands for popular sovereignty because he had been satisfied with the way the nation currently stood. The north being the freedom states and the south being the slave holders, and if they want slavery or not, it all depends on the people there in the end.
How do Douglas and Lincoln differ in their views on what rights black Americans ought to enjoy?
ReplyDeleteLincoln opposed slavery but did not want to give blacks the right to vote or serve on juries. he believed they did have rights though. Douglas believed that it was up to self government.
What is Douglas's response to antislavery criticism of slavery in the southern states?
Douglas mentioned he didn’t argued the question whether slavery is right or wrong. He believes each state in the Union has the right to do as it pleases on the subject of slavery.
Lincoln didn’t view blacks as equal to whites but he did believe in the constitution which states that everyone should have certain unalienable rights. Douglas on the other hand thought black people shouldn’t have anywhere near the same rights as white people.
ReplyDeleteDouglas didn’t openly take a stance on slavery as to seek favorable to all people. He allowed each state to decide their slavery status.
1.) Lincoln didn’t view blacks as equal but he did believe in the constitution which states that’s everyone has their rights. Douglas on the other hand thought blacks shouldn’t have no rights as the same as whites.
ReplyDelete2.) Douglas didn’t openly take a stand on slavery as to seek favorable to all people. He allowed each state to decide on their slave !
1: Lincoln didn’t want black people to be able to vote or serve in the jury but he also was against slavery while Douglas wants a self governing system.
ReplyDelete2: He thought that slavery in the south was ok because of how highly dependent they were ok on. Also that it was ok for the north to be free while the south wasn’t.
1.) Lincoln was a racist that didn’t agree with slavery. Douglas felt as though the legal status of slavery should be in the hands of the state government
ReplyDelete2.) Douglas felt as though slavery should be legal depending on the state