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詹姆士．布坎南总统与「小巨人」立场迥异，虽然他们都是民主党员
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史蒂芬．道格拉斯 (Stephan
A. Douglas) 生于1813年4月23日
道格拉斯支持美国扩张领土。对于某些敏感议题，例如将奴隶制度带到新领土上，他都是负责谈判协商的领导者。当堪萨斯被纳入美国的一州时，道格拉斯希望透过普选，而不是让国会来决定该州是否能够蓄奴。当时的美国总统詹姆士．布坎南 (James
Buchanan) 十分反对道格拉斯的看法，所以透过各种方式让道格拉斯无法连任。但是道格拉斯最后还是赢得伊利诺州选民的青睐。你知道他当时的对手是谁吗？
Douglas supported the expansion of U.S. territory. He became a leader in the effort to negotiate the sensitive issues regarding the spread of slavery into the territories. When Kansas was to be admitted as a state, Douglas wanted a popular election and not a congressional decision to determine whether it would be a slave or free state. President James Buchanan was so strongly opposed to Douglas's point of view that he worked to block Douglas's reelection. But Douglas remained popular with Illinois voters. Can you guess who he was running against?
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