Proponents of popular sovereignty believed that
A) presidential elections should not be decided by the electoral college.
B) decisions regarding the admission of new states should be made via popular referendum.
C) slaves should be declared free throughout the Union.
D) residents of a territory should decide whether slavery should be permitted there.
E) suffrage should be extended to all adult citizens.
D
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Britain's emergence as the first industrial power was aided by all of the following EXCEPT
A) a rapid population growth and a surplus pool of labor. B) the agricultural revolution of the eighteenth century. C) a ready supply of domestic and colonial markets. D) Parliament's heavy and controlling involvement in private enterprise. E) a developed financial system.
The phrase "Cold War" was coined in 1947 by
a. Harry S. Truman. b. George Kennan. c. Winston Churchill. d. Bernard Baruch. e. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Which was central to the colonists’ position in the Anglo-American debate over parliamentary powers?
A) their strong belief in the powers of their own provincial assemblies B) their unswerving support of the monarchy C) their willingness to defer to the wishes of Parliament D) their desire for an authoritarian government E) their desire for revolution