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Who was the senator from Illinois who believed that the question of slavery in the territories should be settled by popular sovereignty?
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Stephen Douglas
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Was popular sovereignty a good solution to the question of slavery in the new states?
no
Who proposed popular sovereignty?
does any one know the answer to this question
What compromise did Stephen A. Douglas have to make to get the Kansas- Nebraska Act passed?
Allowing a local vote on the slavery question: 'Popular Sovereignty'
The greek philosophers believed in four basic elements which of the following was not specifically identified as one of these?
metal Ans#2: If you ask a question like this, you have to include the choices you were given. But I can tell you that the four elements they believed in were earth, air, water, and fire. There was also one called quintessence, which they believed the cosmos was made out of.
How does Stephen Douglas define the merits of popular sovereignty?
He was rather an optimistic type, who believed that the slavery question could be settled by a local vote in each territory coming up for admission to the USA. He also claimed that a state would automatically be free soil, unless there was active local legislation in favour of slavery. He failed to see that one state voting at a time would bring all the bully-boys descending on that one area. That was what caused 'Bleeding Kansas'.
Stephen Douglas staunchly believed that the slavery question in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska should be resolved by?
popular sovereignty, allowing the residents of the territories to vote on whether to allow slavery or not. He argued that this approach would uphold the principles of democracy and states' rights, allowing each territory to determine its own stance on the issue.
How do you use sovereignty in a sentence?
The country asserts its sovereignty by governing itself independently without external interference.
Squatter sovereignty led to fighting in kansas because the squatters were on both sides of the what?
Because the question over extension of slavery into the new territories was raised.
What political issue was behind the question of the expansion of slavery after Mexican war?
The political issue behind the question of expanding slavery after the Mexican-American War was whether the newly acquired territories would be free or slave states. This debate ultimately led to the Compromise of 1850, which temporarily resolved the issue by allowing some territories to decide on the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty.
What is the answer to the question about what women most want?
Women want sovereignty
Has china resumed sovereignty over Taiwan?
China has not yet resumed sovereignty over Taiwan; at least that is the opinion of the newspapers in the United States. China claims it has sovereignty. Taiwan has allowed China some privileges. What sovereignty will mean is a question.
Was popular sovereignty a good solution to the question of slavery in the new states?
no
What has the author Shaun Narine written?
Shaun Narine has written: 'Humanitarian intervention and the question of sovereignty' -- subject(s): ASEAN, Humanitarian intervention, Sovereignty
What fundamental question relates most directly to consumer sovereignty?
who will get the goods and services
What has the author Eduardo Z Romualdez written?
Eduardo Z. Romualdez has written: 'A question of sovereignty' -- subject(s): American Military bases, Violation of Sovereignty
What is Illinois second most populous state?
There is no answer to this question since Illinois is a state.
Kansas-Nebraska Act?
This Act set up Kansas and Nebraska as states. Each state would use popular sovereignty to decide what to do about slavery. People who were proslavery and antislavery moved to Kansas, but some antislavery settlers were against the Act. This began guerrilla warfare.
