What if Stephen Douglass had won the

Election of 1860?

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Tyrell Arnold

10 March, 08:16

What if Stephen Douglass had won the

Election of 1860?

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Rylee Martin · Answer 1

Answer:The war wouldn't have come, or it would have been put off for at least his term of office. Douglas would have been accepted by the South, and the North had no reason to fight absent the formation of the Confederacy. Douglas supported the policy of Popular Sovereignty which accommodated Southern demands for the expansion of slavery into the territories.

What if Stephen Douglass had won theElection of 1860?

What if Stephen Douglass had won the

Election of 1860?