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Was popular sovereignty a good solution to the question of slavery in the new states?
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Who was the senator from Illinois who believed that the question of slavery in the territories should be settled by popular sovereignty?
Stephen Douglas
Who was the senator that proposed popular sovereignty as the solution to slaverys expansion?
Senator Lewis Cass of Michigan proposed one solution. Cass suggested that the citizens of each new territory should be allowed to decide for themselves if they wanted to permit slavery or not. This idea came to be called popular sovereignty.
How did the popular sovereignty work?
This was a pretty much a vote on pro-slavery or anti-slavery.
What compromise did Stephen A. Douglas have to make to get the Kansas- Nebraska Act passed?
Allowing a local vote on the slavery question: 'Popular Sovereignty'
Who proposed popular sovereignty?
does any one know the answer to this question
Who was the senator that proposed popular sovereignty as the solution to slavery's expansion?
Lewis Cass
Who was the senator that proposed popular sovereignty as the solution to slavery expansion?
Lewis Cass
How was popular sovereignty appealing as a solution to the emotinal debate about the future of slavery in the US?
Popular sovereignty was appealing as a solution to the emotional debate about the future of slavery in the US in various ways. The citizens were convinced that the power would rest with them and they thought that this would work in their favor.
Why was popular sovereignty so well-supported as a just and fair way to settle the slavery question?
Popular sovereignty was well supported because it allowed the local citizens of a territory to decide if slavery was to be allowed or illegal. Stephen A. Douglas pushed for popular sovereignty during the 1840's.
Who was the senator from Illinois who believed that the question of slavery in the territories should be settled by popular sovereignty?
Stephen Douglas
Under popular sovereignty who decides whether slavery would be allowed in a territory?
popular sovereignty
Stephen Douglas staunchly believed that the slavery question in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska should be resolved by?
popular sovereignty
What is a good sentence for popular sovereignty?
Abraham Lincoln did not believe in popular sovereignty, he thought slavery was morally wrong.
Who was the senator that proposed popular sovereignty as the solution to slaverys expansion?
Senator Lewis Cass of Michigan proposed one solution. Cass suggested that the citizens of each new territory should be allowed to decide for themselves if they wanted to permit slavery or not. This idea came to be called popular sovereignty.
What is the practice of allowing each territory to decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery?
the sovereignty of each state, known as popular sovereignty
How did the popular sovereignty work?
This was a pretty much a vote on pro-slavery or anti-slavery.
What compromise did Stephen A. Douglas have to make to get the Kansas- Nebraska Act passed?
Allowing a local vote on the slavery question: 'Popular Sovereignty'
