Stephen ADouglas Argued,in His Freeport Doctrine,during the Lincoln-Douglas Debates That

question 51

Multiple Choice

Stephen A.Douglas argued,in his Freeport Doctrine,during the Lincoln-Douglas debates that

• A) the Dred Scott decision was unconstitutional.
• B) slavery would stay down if the people voted it down no matter what the Supreme Court said.
• C) no matter what the people wanted, the Supreme Court was law.
• D) Congress should reopen the Atlantic slave trade.
• E) a new version of the Missouri Compromise was needed.

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Institutional Discrimination

Discrimination that has been embedded into the policies, procedures, and practices of an organization or social system, leading to disadvantages for certain groups.

Individual Discrimination

Discriminatory actions taken by an individual based on prejudice against another individual or group.

Plantation Owners

Individuals who owned and operated large agricultural estates, historically reliant on slave labor, primarily in the pre-Civil War United States and some tropical colonies.

Racist Beliefs

Ideologies or attitudes that differentiate or judge individuals based solely on their race or ethnicity, often implying superiority of one group over others.