What does states' rights refer to?

a. the attempt to overthrow the federal government by the states

b. the idea that each state has the right to allow or not allow slavery

c. the use of state militias to keep law and order within the states

d. the belief that the country was founded by and for states

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Elsa Holder

30 March, 07:32

What does states' rights refer to?

a. the attempt to overthrow the federal government by the states

b. the idea that each state has the right to allow or not allow slavery

c. the use of state militias to keep law and order within the states

d. the belief that the country was founded by and for states

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Alissa Contreras · Answer 1

Generally speaking, and in the context of the United States Civil War, states' rights refers to " b. the idea that each state has the right to allow or not allow slavery," since this was the most contested question of the age.

What does states' rights refer to?a. the attempt to overthrow the federal government by the statesb. the idea that each state has the right to allow or not allow slaveryc. the use of state militias to keep law and order within the statesd. the belief that the country was founded by and for states