A significant result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was the Missouri compromise was repealed
Explanation:
This is also called as the LD debate and it is one of the popular debates in history. Abraham Lincoln was the member of the Republican Party and Stephen Douglas was the party member of Democratic party candidate. This debate was mainly focused on slavery the moral values and the logic behind it. This debate also included the expansion of territories and the state to decide its own slavery.
This debate gained importance as it fetched nations through telegraph and Lincoln gained more power and importance to gain the power. In this debate many laws were passed and the Missouri compromise was repealed