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C. Allowing newly added territories to the United States decide for themselves the slavery issue.</span>
Popular sovereignty was proposed as a way to decide the issue of slavery in the new territories. Under such a system, the local population would decide the slavery issue rather than Congress.
The battle was a victory for the British, but the long-term strategic consequences favored the Americans. Howe had, once again, failed to follow up on his success and allowed Washington to escape with his army, leading to their encampment
Washington's army retired to a winter camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, where–with help from the Prussian General Von Steuben–it was able to further hone its skills and emerge the next year a superior force.
Defending the country from foreign threats is the job of the national or federal government. They control the military.
When Russia entered WW1, they had mobilized about 1.5 million soldiers. At most, the Russians had 5 million soldiers fighting. They couldn't arm all of these soldiers though, because they only had about 4.6 million weapons.
