What view on slavery did the Freeport Doctrine hold?
Slavery was necessary
Slavery should be expanded
Slavery could be excluded in territories
Slavery should be abolished immediately
Answer
The Freeport Doctrine was a statement made by Stephen A. Douglas in 1858. It stated that slavery could be excluded in territories, which meant that it was up to the people in those territories to decide whether or not to allow slavery. This was in contrast to the Dred Scott decision, which had ruled that slavery could be taken into any territory in the United States.
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