American Studies Assignment-Stephen A. Douglas My name is Stephen A. (Arnold) Douglas (born: April 23,1813- died: June3, 1861). I have been given the nickname "The Little Giant" representing my fiery conviction, prowess, and self-reliance. I believe that the country's destined direction lies west. I myself worked and put myself through school in Vermont, and then at age twenty moved all the way out to Illinois to become a lawyer. I am a democrat and therefore represent …showed first 75 words of 257 total…

…showed last 75 words of 257 total…explain that if voters of a territory were against slavery, they could simply fail to pass the slave codes that were needed for its existence. But this is a diminutive concern compared to my belief in binding together the Union. Even though my adversary is Abraham Lincoln who eventually beat me in the presidential race of 1860, I, Stephen Arnold Douglas offered my services and helped in the preservation of the Union that we both loved.