But he believed that the people of a territory had the right to make their own decision to accept or reject slavery.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

Cass and Douglas supported the idea of letting the people of a territory decide if slavery would be permitted in that territory.

VOA: special.2009.04.16

On January twenty-fourth, eighteen forty-eight, a man named James Wilson Marshall discovered gold in the territory of California.

VOA: special.2010.04.25

The government built a series of bases in the New Mexico territory to protect the settlers and goods moving along the Santa Fe Trail.

VOA: special.2009.03.30

He said the people of a state or territory had the right to decide for themselves.

VOA: special.2009.04.23

The seat of government in Santa Fe for the Spanish, the Mexicans and the American territory was a building called the Palace of the Governors.

VOA: special.2009.03.30

They were given a large area of land north of Wyoming in the Dakota territory.

VOA: special.2010.04.01

Congress rejected the large claim of Deseret and made it a much smaller territory.

VOA: special.2009.06.04

And by letting the people of a territory decide if they wanted slavery.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

As a compromise, Brigham Young was named governor of the new Utah territory.

VOA: special.2009.06.04

He would make the new territory of California a free state.

VOA: special.2009.04.09

They also were a time of expansion into new territory.

VOA: special.2010.03.11

Andrew Reeder was governor of a bitterly divided territory.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

Because before,as you remember, the term "disproportionate use of force" was used,as if there is a proportionate use to occupy other countries' territory."

VOA: standard.2010.07.05

"A year ago I thought the forecast of economists who were saying we'll be back into positive growth territory by the end of the year might be optimistic.

VOA: standard.2010.01.15

In an attempt to show they are serious about supporting a solution to the protracted Cyprus problem, Britain has renewed an offer to cede about half the territory of its bases in Cyprus.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

Many are from Sri Lanka. While some have been taken to Indonesia,most are transferred to Christmas Island, a remote Australian territory 2,600 kilometers northwest of Perth, to have their applications for refugee status processed.

VOA: standard.2009.11.24

The Palestinians claim the West Bank and East Jerusalem as territory for a future state, and they have conditioned a resumption of peace talks on a halt to all Israeli construction in those areas.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07