The idea of popular sovereignty was well-supported and a fair way to settle the slavery question. Why?

Why did the crew of the zong ship throw some captive africans overboard? a. there was not enough space in the ship. b. the captives’ deaths were covered by insurance. c. the ship did not have adequate food. d. the ship did not have sufficient crew to care for the sick captives. e. the african captives rebelled against the crew.

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The development of england as a nation-state occurred because of increasing?