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During the Lincoln–Douglas debates, what doctrine did Douglas articulate?
Monroe Doctrine
Doctrine of Nullification
Freeport Doctrine
Olney Corollary
Answer
The Freeport Doctrine was articulated by Stephen A. Douglas during the Lincoln–Douglas debates. It stated that slavery could exist in a territory if the people of that territory voted for it, but that the federal government could not interfere with slavery in the states where it already existed.
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