The colonial powers that strove to control Iran because of its geopolitical location were Russia and Britain. Russia controlled the north of the country while the south was under the British. The people tried to constitutionalise their country when the King repeatedly failed to deliver even though he promised to. Twice in the early modern period did Iran try to become a democracy with a constitution and rights for the people. Both times the efforts of the people were thwarted and crushed by external colonial influence. The continued interest of the Colonisers in the oil of Iran meant that they were not willing to let the people have a fair share of say or profit in the way the national resources of the country were used.
Answer:
Option D is the right answer
<span>Hello! Popular Sovereignty was a policy that stated that the power to decide about the slavery question was concentred in the hands of the states, and not in the Congress rulers. So, in that way, the answer is b) voters in a territory should decide whether or not to allow slavery in that territory.</span>
The plantation system brought about the fact that many slaves were needed to help 'run' (work in) the plantations, and soon, there were more african americans than whites in certain southern states.
