Answer:
<u>According </u>to nationalists, a nation-state’s government should be chosen by that nation-state.
Thus, the correct option is (D).
<u>Explanation</u>:
Nationalism makes people who are having a common identity to detach from the other groups. They thought that nationalism is very much needed in order to remove any oppresion caused by others. They desired to have their own state and they want the state itself to chose their own government. They didn't want others to get involved in their ruling.
It is often termed as collective egotism. It often unites people and create their own identity but eventually it leads to war and conflict with others. The most important types of nationalism are religious, cultural and ethnic nationalism. Nationalism often leads to destruction in the past days.
The Connecticut River was located in the New England region of the US.
<span>It is thought to have been the reason why Polk won the election over Clay. Polk was a slave owner and was in favor of annexing Texas which was a slave state already, thus growing the slavery movement. Clay was initially against annexing Texas when Van Buren was initially running against him. When Polk ended up winning the nomination for the Democratic party over Van Buren, Clay then changed his mind on the topic of the annexation to support it, as Polk had. This made him appear wishy-washy and led to be Polk becoming President.</span>