According to the principle of popular sovereignty, which of the following would be allowed?
A) ?Congress would determine whether a territory would have slavery.
B) ?The Supreme Court would determine whether a territory would have slavery.
C) ?Settlers would determine whether a territory would have slavery.
D) ?Slavery would be mandated in all new territories.
E) ?Slavery would be excluded from all new territories.
C
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A) a Texas border at the Rio Grande. B) California south to Baja. C) Oregon to the Russian Alaska boundary. D) Utah and Nevada.
Women were probably the first in Indian society to actually plant and harvest crops
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What did Austrian emperor Joseph II issue in his effort to reform his domains?
a. Three new court circulars on improved operations for the imperial bureaucracy b. 6,000 decrees and 11,000 new laws c. 150 new ranks of imperial bureaucrats d. At least 350 imperial decrees for the reform of judicial practice in Hungary e. An edict separating the Austrian government from any connection with the Catholic Church
The United States Constitution corrected a weakness of the Articles of Confederation by
(a) creating three branches of government (b) giving greater power to state governments (c) providing a clear definition of states' rights (d) granting the right to vote to all white males