Sovereignty refers to the right that confers the authority to rule over a certain territory.
The question refers to France, which has sovereignty to rule in their department in South America, know as the French Guiana, which is a region of France and therefore part of the European Union. Since the independence of Belice in 1981, this is the only mainland American territory which is still part of a European country.
Benin - the King of Benin was in charge of all trade including slaves
Post a picture of your map, this is probably a regents question I’ve seen before.
The doctrine that allowed people living in the territories to decide the issue of slavery through their governmental bodies was called popular sovereignty.
