What can you infer about Douglas from this
quote? Check all of the boxes that apply.
He thought slavery should only exist in the
South.
He believed individual states should decide if
they wanted slavery.
He thought the US should legalize slavery
everywhere
He believed Illinois had the right to abolish
slavery.
"Now, I hold that Illinois had a right to
abolish and prohibit slavery as she did, and I
hold that Kentucky has the same right to
continue and protect slavery that Illinois had
to abolish it."
- Stephen Douglas, 1858
DONE