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... territory decide whether they would have slavery or not ? When the population reached 1,000 ? or 10,000 ? or 30,000 ? or when the territory became a state ? And could the nation as a whole be unconcerned in the decision ? Was it fair ...
... territory decide whether they would have slavery or not ? When the population reached 1,000 ? or 10,000 ? or 30,000 ? or when the territory became a state ? And could the nation as a whole be unconcerned in the decision ? Was it fair ...
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A Biography Benjamin Platt Thomas. prohibit slavery in a territory , it followed that a territorial legislature , created by act of Congress , likewise had no power to do so . The decision opened all the national domain to slavery . The ...
A Biography Benjamin Platt Thomas. prohibit slavery in a territory , it followed that a territorial legislature , created by act of Congress , likewise had no power to do so . The decision opened all the national domain to slavery . The ...
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... territory could , in any lawful manner , exclude slavery from that territory prior to the forma- tion of a state constitution . This has often been represented as a master stroke of strategy , designed to force Douglas to alienate the ...
... territory could , in any lawful manner , exclude slavery from that territory prior to the forma- tion of a state constitution . This has often been represented as a master stroke of strategy , designed to force Douglas to alienate the ...
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The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor | 3 |
Young Man on His Own | 23 |
His Love Affairs | 44 |
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