Stephen Douglas would most likely support which statement?

A. Citizens should be able to decide whether to allow slavery in their

own state.

O

B. The issue of slavery should be ignored to avoid creating regional

conflicts.

O

ted

C. Slavery goes against the American ideal that all men are created

equal.

O

D. Only the federal government has the power to make laws related

to slavery.

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Aubrey Orozco

24 August, 16:53

Stephen Douglas would most likely support which statement?

A. Citizens should be able to decide whether to allow slavery in their

own state.

O

B. The issue of slavery should be ignored to avoid creating regional

conflicts.

O

ted

C. Slavery goes against the American ideal that all men are created

equal.

O

D. Only the federal government has the power to make laws related

to slavery.

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Enrique Lamb · Answer 1

He is most likely to support A.

Explanation:

He is likely to say that Citizens should be able to decide whether to allow slavery in their own state.

Stephen Douglas was s United States Senator and presidential candidate. While in the house, he played an important role in resolving issues between northerners and southerners over the slavery. Douglas introduced In a bill he wrote in 1854, stating that the people who are eligible to vote in the territory should decide for themselves if they wanted to allow slavery or not.