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Stephen A. Douglas

Stephen A. Douglas is named in 6 events across the Capture Cascade Timeline, from 1853 to 1860.

6 events From Mar 4, 1853 To Apr 23, 1860 Open in filter view →
Activity over time Events per year
1853 · 1 event1854 · 1 event1857 · 1 event1858 · 2 events1860 · 1 event18531860
DateEventLanesStatus
1860-04-23Democratic Party Convention Split Over Slavery Platform Fractures Last National Institution Binding North and South
Stephen A. Douglas · William Yancey · John C. Breckinridge · Democratic Party · +2
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1858-08-21Lincoln-Douglas Debates Expose Popular Sovereignty as Slavery Expansion Vehicle
Abraham Lincoln · Stephen A. Douglas · Republican Party · Democratic Party
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1858-01-04Kansas Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Lecompton Constitution Despite Buchanan Bribery
James Buchanan · Stephen A. Douglas · Kansas voters · Lecompton Convention
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1857-11-07Lecompton Constitution Referendum Demonstrates Electoral Fraud in Service of Slavery Expansion
James Buchanan · Stephen A. Douglas · Pro-slavery delegates · Border Ruffians · +1
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1854-05-30Kansas-Nebraska Act Repeals Missouri Compromise, Triggering Violent Territorial Conflict
Stephen A. Douglas · Franklin Pierce · U.S. Congress · Pro-slavery Border Ruffians · +1
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1853-03-04Pierce Inauguration Falsely Claims Slavery Question Settled While Planning Expansion
Franklin Pierce · Stephen A. Douglas · Democratic Party · Slave Power
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Network neighbors

17 other actors share an event
Democratic Party 3× shared Franklin Pierce 2× shared Free-State settlers 2× shared James Buchanan 2× shared Abraham Lincoln 1× shared Border Ruffians 1× shared John C. Breckinridge 1× shared Kansas voters 1× shared Lecompton Convention 1× shared Northern Democrats 1× shared Pro-slavery Border Ruffians 1× shared Pro-slavery delegates 1× shared Republican Party 1× shared Slave Power 1× shared Southern Democrats 1× shared U.S. Congress 1× shared William Yancey 1× shared