Stephen Douglas pushed for the organization of territorial governments in the Louisiana Purchase for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A. to help fulfill the aims of the Young America movement, of which Douglas was a typical representative.
B. to insure that Chicago became the eastern terminus of any transcontinental railroad.
C. to accelerate the process of bringing the Plains Indians under federal control.
D. to hasten the opening of the West for the sake of economic development.
Answer: C
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