Stephen Douglas pushed for the organization of territorial governments in the Louisiana Purchase for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) to hasten the opening of the West for the sake of economic development.
B) to accelerate the process of bringing the Plains Indians under federal control.
C) to insure that Chicago became the eastern terminus of any transcontinental railroad.
D) to help fulfill the aims of the Young America movement, of which Douglas was a typical representative.

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Stephen Douglas's primary motivations were related to economic development, the expansion of infrastructure like the transcontinental railroad, and political ambitions tied to the Young America movement. Bringing Plains Indians under federal control was not a primary reason for his push.

Stephen Douglas Pushed for the Organization of Territorial Governments in the Louisiana