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It seemed like a reasonable solution to the slavery debate - let the people of each new state vote on whether it would be slave or free.
The flaw in the argument was that the states would be voting one at a time. So every bully-boy in America, from both sides, would descend on one thinly-populated area to commit maximum mayhem.
When it was tried-out, in Kansas, the result was called 'Bleeding Kansas'.
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What was stephen a Douglas's platform?
Despite the split that had broken in two his party, he proposed himself to the voters from a national perspective. It 's significant that Douglas addressed his appeal especially to the south. Although many historians saw in this attitude only a desire to speak clearly to the secessionists, in fact he wanted to address the masses of the South, presenting them with a program that, unlike the Republican Party had nothing aggressive towards the south, but at the same time made them realize that the claim to the secession would lead to a bloody fight, which would have ended with the probable defeat of the South. In speeches he uttered throughout the South, he always cited the name of Andrew Jackson, dear to the heart of the popular classes and at the same time a symbol of staunch Unionism. On the question of the territories he was convinced that his theory of the sovereignty of these pioneers would have guaranteed the same to the free soilers of the Middle West without, at the same time, irritating and humiliating the Southerners with a drastic foreclosure, so that they could accept more readily the results of the industrial revolution.
What is the theory of Aryan supremacy?
The "Aryan supremacy" theory teaches that Aryans originated in Northern Europe and created the earliest and best civilizations. This theory was extremely influential on Nazi ideology.
What is the island hopping theory in Ancient America?
· Settlers from Micronesia to Indonesia traveled along the islands and arrived in Mexico. These constituted the early native americans. The opposing and stronger theory is the Beringia theory, which you can read about on Wikipedia.
What is the difference between the Vietnam war and the Domino theory?
There is no difference. It would have been more difficult to get involved in Vietnam WITHOUT the domino theory.
Who developed the theory of class warfare?
Karl Marx
