Throughout the 19th century and the twentieth century, Americans discussed and debated issues connected to expansion. ... From the early years of the century until the Civil War, policy debates centered on extending our North American borders. ... Debate varied in their particulars, however. The purchase of the Louisiana Territory, for instance, raised important constitutional issues concerning the legality of land purchase. ... On one side of the debate stood those in favor of expansion. ...

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However, starting in the 1800s, there were several issues concerning United States territorial expansion and the inequality of minority groups. ... It was found in an article advocating the annexation of Texas, and it is debated that possibly the same author as "The Great Nation of Futurity, " Jane McManus Storm Cazneau, better known as Cora Montgomery, composed the stirringly influential article "Annexation " (Document 25). ... Also, religious prejudice such as that against Catholics as well as inequality towards women illustrated yet more controversial problems concerning territorial expansi...

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In the late 1840s and early 1850s, sectional struggles were renewed as northerners and southerners debated over issues concerning the acquisition of territories and the expansion of slavery into such territories. ... Lincoln, an Illinois nominee for the Senate seat, challenged his opposing candidate, Stephen Douglas, to a series of debates. ...

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In the late 1840s and early 1850s, sectional struggles were renewed as northerners and southerners debated over issues concerning the acquisition of territories and the expansion of slavery into such territories. ... Lincoln, an Illinois nominee for the Senate seat, challenged his opposing candidate, Stephen Douglas, to a series of debates. ...

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In the late 1840s and early 1850s, sectional struggles were renewed as northerners and southerners debated over issues concerning the acquisition of territories and the expansion of slavery into such territories. ... Lincoln, an Illinois nominee for the Senate seat, challenged his opposing candidate, Stephen Douglas, to a series of debates. ...

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He also highlighted African-Americans' natural rights as a way to prevent the spread of slavery, and thereby save what he would later call "the last best hope of earth".1 In the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858, Lincoln highlights the importance of public opinion and the impact of opinion-makers. ... Proposed by Douglas and Lincoln's opponent in the influential of their debate, where the bill overturned the Missouri Compromise's use of latitude as the boundary between slave and free territory. ... Based on Young America's bias concerning the source of land and weal...

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