His public debates with his rival Illinois candidate Stephen Douglas, on the issue of whether slavery (i.e. a man's property) was protected by the Constitution.
Abraham Lincoln.
No, at the end of all seven debates between the two men, Douglas beat Lincoln in the election to retain his Illinois senate seat. While it can be said that each man made important points, Senator Douglas had the edge having been the incumbent candidate.
The Lincoln and Douglas debates in 1858, were extensively covered by newspapers in both the North and the South. Northerners followed the debates and by doing so, brought to national attention the views of Abraham Lincoln. Abolitionists in the North were impressed with Abraham Lincoln's views on slavery.
Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. [The Soldiers' National Cemetery was exclusively for Union soldiers]
Republican Party. He was the first Republican to be elected to office.
Abraham Lincoln received national attention when he was elected President of the United States and began serving in that role in March 1861. He would have been known before then but not by everyone.
He received attention because he was a very smart intellegent man who helped fight slavery and won freedom for the slaves
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Illinois, where they were competing for a senatorial seat.
Abraham Lincoln, who was relatively new to the national political scene, gained widespread national fame from his series of debates with Stephen Douglas, his opponent in the Illinois Senatorial race. Douglas, a proponent of States Rights, and pro-slavery Democrat, battled Lincoln, an anti-slavery Whig.
Abraham Lincoln was the winning Republican candidate for president in 1860.
Abraham Lincoln.
yes
President Abraham Lincoln was the first successful candidate of the Republican Party
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