Stephen A. Douglas
Stephen A. Douglas is named in 6 events across the Capture Cascade Timeline, from 1853 to 1860.
Stephen A. Douglas on the timeline
6 events · 1853–1863 · click any marker
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860-04-23 | Democratic Party Convention Split Over Slavery Platform Fractures Last National Institution Binding North and South
3 src Stephen A. Douglas · William Yancey · John C. Breckinridge · Democratic Party · +2 | confirmed | |
| 1858-08-21 | Lincoln-Douglas Debates Expose Popular Sovereignty as Slavery Expansion Vehicle
3 src Abraham Lincoln · Stephen A. Douglas · Republican Party · Democratic Party | confirmed | |
| 1858-01-04 | Kansas Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Lecompton Constitution Despite Buchanan Bribery
3 src James Buchanan · Stephen A. Douglas · Kansas voters · Lecompton Convention | confirmed | |
| 1857-11-07 | Lecompton Constitution Referendum Demonstrates Electoral Fraud in Service of Slavery Expansion
3 src James Buchanan · Stephen A. Douglas · Pro-slavery delegates · Border Ruffians · +1 | confirmed | |
| 1854-05-30 | Kansas-Nebraska Act Repeals Missouri Compromise, Triggering Violent Territorial Conflict
3 src Stephen A. Douglas · Franklin Pierce · U.S. Congress · Pro-slavery Border Ruffians · +1 | confirmed | |
| 1853-03-04 | Pierce Inauguration Falsely Claims Slavery Question Settled While Planning Expansion
3 src Franklin Pierce · Stephen A. Douglas · Democratic Party · Slave Power | confirmed |
Network neighbors
Democratic Party
3× shared
Franklin Pierce
2× shared
Free-State settlers
2× shared
James Buchanan
2× shared
Abraham Lincoln
1× shared
Border Ruffians
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John C. Breckinridge
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Kansas voters
1× shared
Lecompton Convention
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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
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