What political doctrine is Douglas known for proposing?
Manifest Destiny
Freeport Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine
Doctrine of Nullification
Answer
The Freeport Doctrine was a political doctrine proposed by Stephen A. Douglas in the 1850s. It argued that the question of whether slavery could exist in a territory was to be decided by the people of the territory, not by the federal government. The doctrine was controversial, and it contributed to the outbreak of the American Civil War.
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