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The question, "Should slavery be permitted in the territories?" was answered by the _________.

A) Stephen Douglas - Abraham Lincoln Debates

B) John Brown and Harper's Ferry

C) Dred Scott Decision

D) Missouri Compromise

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A) stephen douglas- abraham lincoln debates
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A) Stephen Douglas - Abraham Lincoln Debates

Because,
In January 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois introduced a bill that divided the land immediately west of Missouri into two territories, Kansas and Nebraska. He argued in favor of popular sovereignty, or the idea that the settlers of the new territories should decide if slavery would be legal there
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