Identify and State the Historical Significance of the Following

question 141

Essay

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William F. Cody

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Definitions:

Popular Sovereignty

The principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives.

Republican Platform

The set of policies, values, and ideals endorsed and promoted by the Republican Party in the United States.

Upper South

A geographic term referring to the northernmost states of the Southern United States, characterized by a mix of industrial and agricultural economies.

Free Soil

A political movement in the mid-19th century that opposed the expansion of slavery into the western territories of the United States.