The term fire-eaters referred to those who
A. proposed using the Missouri Compromise line and dividing territories between the North and South.
B. took the view that the federal government had no constitutional right to restrict slavery at all.
C. would not tolerate the introduction of slavery into any part of the country.
D. favored letting the status of slavery in the West be determined by popular sovereignty.
Answer: B
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