But the Declaration would have its most prominent influence on the debate over slavery.

Politics in early Wisconsin were defined by the greater national debate over slavery.

"We certainly never intended this to be a dance over slavery."

The civil conflict in Kansas was a product of the political fight over slavery.

Her so busy trying to prevent a bloody war over slavery.

Our good President has said that he does not want a civil war over slavery.

The issues involved conflicts over doctrine, religious practice, and slavery.

The tensions over slavery had chiefly to do with the future of the state and nation.

Of course, one person's noble lost cause is another's slaughterhouse over slavery.

He won due to divisions in the Democratic ranks over slavery.