According to the principle of "popular sovereignty," the question of slavery in the territories would be determined by
a. the state legislature after a territory was admitted to the Union.
b. a national referendum of the Electoral College.
c. congressional legislation.
d. the Supreme Court.
e. the vote of the people in the given territory.
e
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Which of the following has been blamed for the wrongful conviction of Alfred Dreyfus?
A) popular sovereignty B) romantic nationalism C) slavophilia D) anti-Semitism
After joining Tuskegee Institute, ____ became internationally famous for discovering hundreds of new uses for the peanut, sweet potato, and soybean
a. Booker T. Washington b. W.E.B. Du Bois c. Ida B. Wells d. George Washington Carver e. Paul Dunbar
Why did the Whig Party nominate William Henry Harrison as its presidential candidate in 1840?
a. He had a distinguished military record. b. He was governor of a key midwestern state. c. He was the country's best known political stump speaker. d. He was a wealthy industrialist who appealed to the pro-business elements of the party.
In 1609, _______ sent Henry Hudson to search for the Northwestern Passage through America to Asia. He ended up discovering a large river named after him.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).