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title: "Why were the Lincoln-Douglas debates important?"  
description: "Why were the Lincoln-Douglas debates important?"  
author: "Peterson arnold"  
published: 2018-04-15  
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category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why were the Lincoln-Douglas debates important? 

Why were the Lincoln-[Douglas debates](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40491/what-issues-did-douglas-have-in-the-lincoln-douglas-debates) important?


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