squatter sovereignty doctrine
1popular sovereignty — 1. the doctrine that sovereign power is vested in the people and that those chosen to govern, as trustees of such power, must exercise it in conformity with the general will. 2. Amer. Hist. (before the Civil War) a doctrine, held chiefly by the… …
2Popular sovereignty — or the sovereignty of the people is the political principle that the legitimacy of the state is created and sustained by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of all political power. It is closely associated with Republicanism and …
3popular sovereignty — noun 1. : a doctrine in political theory that sovereignty is vested in the people as a whole rather than in a particular individual or group (as a ruling dynasty) and as a result that government is created by and subject to the will of the people …
4United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
5Abraham Lincoln: A House Divided — ▪ Primary Source The speech by Abraham Lincoln to the Republican State Convention at Springfield, Illinois, on June 16, 1858, launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat held by Stephen A. Douglas. Douglas replied less than a month later …
6Douglas, Stephen A — ▪ United States senator born April 23, 1813, Brandon, Vt., U.S. died June 3, 1861, Chicago U.S. politician, leader of the Democratic Party, and orator who espoused the cause of popular sovereignty in relation to the issue of slavery in the… …
7The United States of America — The United States of America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America BOUNDARIES AND AREA On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …
8William Crawford Sherrod — (1835 1919) was an American politician and Confederate officer from Alabama. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Afterward, he was a planter and served as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Alabama in… …
9Bleeding Kansas — Part of Prelude to American Civil War Date 1854 to 1860 Location Kansas and Missouri Result …
10Esclavage aux États-Unis — L esclavage aux États Unis (1619 1865) commence peu après l installation des premiers colons britanniques en Virginie et se termine avec l adoption du XIIIe amendement de la Constitution américaine. Succédant à une forme de servitude temporaire… …
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