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The doctrine that the issue of slavery should be decided by the residents of a territory themselves not by the federal government?
popular sovereignty
Whose theory of popular sovereignty reopened the issue of slavery in the territories?
Stephen Douglas
What concept did many leaders believe new territories should use to resolve the slavery issue?
Popular Sovereigntypopular sovereignty
Who proposed popular sovereignty?
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The doctrine that allowed people living in the territories to decide the issue of slavery through their governmental bodies was called?
Popular Sovereignty. -ssm466
What soverignty let residents decide the slavery issue?
Popular Sovereignty
The proposal for popular sovereignty called for deciding the issue of slavery in the territories through?
A popular vote by the residents of each territory.
The doctrine that the issue of slavery should be decided by the residents of a territory themselves not by the federal government?
popular sovereignty
The doctrine that the issue of slavery should be decided by the residents of a territory themselves not by the federal government.?
popular sovereignty
Who was the speakers is a supporter of popular sovereignty?
Stephen A. Douglas suggested dropping the Missouri compromise's ban on slavery. Instead, popular sovereignty (the vote of the residents) would decide the issue.
How was the issue of slavery decided in the territory ceded by mexico-?
The issue of slavery in the territory ceded by Mexico was decided by the Compromise of 1850, which allowed residents to determine whether to allow slavery through popular sovereignty. This meant that the territories of New Mexico and California could decide on the slavery issue for themselves when applying for statehood.
What is popular sovereignty and how did it affect territories becoming states?
Popular sovereignty was the right of the residents of these territories to vote themselves on the issue of slavery (in this case). In the Compromise of 1850, the territories of New Mexico and Utah were granted popular sovereignty to decide for themselves if slavery should be allowed or not in these areas.
Who drafted the compromise that established California as a free state and allowed the territories of Utah and New Mexico to decide the slavery issue popular sovereignty?
Henry Clay
Who supported popular sovereignty as a way to settle the issue of slavery?
abraham lincoln
What was Steven Douglas' solution to slavery?
Stephen Douglas believed in popular sovereignty, allowing residents of each territory to decide the issue of slavery for themselves through voting. He proposed this as a solution to the slavery issue in the territories, particularly during the debates surrounding the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Stephen Douglas staunchly believed that the slavery question in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska should be resolved by?
popular sovereignty, allowing the residents of the territories to vote on whether to allow slavery or not. He argued that this approach would uphold the principles of democracy and states' rights, allowing each territory to determine its own stance on the issue.
What is the correct word for law allowing the people of Kanses and Nebraska to decide whether they would allow slavery in their territory?
The Missouri Compromise. Allowing the people to decide free or slave was Popular Sovereignty.
