Excerpt from Douglas’s speech:

Question

"I believe that the Union can only be preserved by maintaining inviolate the Constitution of the United States as our fathers have made it. That Constitution guarantees to the people of every State the right to have slavery or not have it…each State being left free to decide for itself. The framers of that Constitution…well understood that each one of the thirteen States had distinct and separate interests, and required distinct and separate local laws and local institutions."

—Stephen A. Douglas, Springfield, Illinois, June 17, 1858

Questions:

• What is Douglas’s point of view regarding the Constitution?

• Which statement from the excerpt shows his point of view?

• Explain how the selected quote shows Douglas’s point of view.

• What is an historical idea or event that supports Douglas’s point of view?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

serously i just need the three question gesh i got this one for the first question
1.Douglas believed strongly in "States' rights". In other words, being a free person or being a slave is not an individual's right.

Answer 3

How about number 2? Which statement supports your answer for 1?

Answer 4

Yes, he believed in "states' rights". What did that have to do with being a free person or a slave? And where, in the excerpt, does he say that?

We can't and won't do your homework for you. You have a good start on the first question. Apply the same skills to the other three.

Answer 5

I think for question 2. his point of view is that slave and non slaves are both not individual rights.

Answer 6

3. the selected quite was when he says "I believe that the Union can only be preserved by maintaining inviolate the Constitution of the United States as our fathers have made it.

4. i need help on this one

Answer 7

3. I don't think so. Does Douglas actually mention "states' rights" anywhere in this quotation? And how does that sentence explain his point of view?

For #4, what have you learned so far in your class about "states' rights" and how the concept had been applied before Douglas made his speech?

Answer 8

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Answer 9

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Answer 10

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Answer 11

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Answer 12

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Answer 13

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Answer 15

basically it went something like..

Lincoln: We should all unite together as one before this separation in our government becomes a problem.

Douglas: Each state should be able to do what seems fit for them since they have the right to.

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Answer 16

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Answer 17

Dougles was for popular sovereignty, which says that states should decide if they want or do not want slavery.  
In his speech he says the constitution guarantees that the people in different states have the right to have slavery or not.
The quote shows Douglas point of view because he was all for people having the right to choose if they wanted slavery or not
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