What were the key issues that Lincoln and Douglas touched on in their debates regarding slavery? What were some of the events in the 1850s that helped to keep the slavery issue alive? Could America have avoided civil war if these events had not occurred? Why or why not?

Well Doug like was pro slavery Lincoln was pro hut anti slavery see he supported slavery but he did not the support it to expand to the west also new states and territories helped keep the issue of slavery up and no civil war could not be avoided people from the south felt they were different in culture but beliefs too and they wanted to leave for a while