Question
Stephen Douglas would most likely support which statement?
A.
Only the federal government has the power to make laws related to slavery.
B.
The issue of slavery should be ignored to avoid creating regional conflicts.
C.
Citizens should be able to decide whether to allow slavery in their own state.
D.
Slavery goes against the American ideal that all men are created equal.
A.
Only the federal government has the power to make laws related to slavery.
B.
The issue of slavery should be ignored to avoid creating regional conflicts.
C.
Citizens should be able to decide whether to allow slavery in their own state.
D.
Slavery goes against the American ideal that all men are created equal.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Stephen Douglas would most likely support statement C: "Citizens should be able to decide whether to allow slavery in their own state." Douglas was a proponent of the concept of popular sovereignty, which held that the decision about whether to allow slavery in a territory should be made by the residents of that territory rather than imposed by the federal government.