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[[File:Stephen A. Douglas.gif|right|120px|thumb|Stephen A. Douglas]]
'''Freeport Doctrine''' was a position espoused by [[Democrat]] [[Stephen Douglas]] in a debate with [[Republican]] [[Abraham Lincoln]] in Freeport, Illinois, that territories could exclude slavery in spite of the ''[[Dred Scott]]'' decision by not enforcing any pro-slavery laws locally.
'''Freeport Doctrine''' was a position espoused by [[Democrat]] [[Stephen Douglas]] in a debate with [[Republican]] [[Abraham Lincoln]] in Freeport, Illinois, that territories could exclude slavery in spite of the ''[[Dred Scott]]'' decision by not enforcing any pro-slavery laws locally.