Harboring presidential ambitions, Stephen Douglas hoped to win the support of southern Democrats by recommending that the Kansas and Nebraska territories
A) contain the route of a transcontinental railroad.
B) protect the rights of slaveholders.
C) abide by the restrictions of the Missouri Compromise.
D) organize on the basis of popular sovereignty.
Answer: D
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