MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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slavery would be banned in all future states.
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the government would decide if slavery would be legal or illegal.
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the people would vote to decide if their state would have slavery.
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slavery would be allowed in every future state.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The concept of popular sovereignty as it pertains to the extension, during the antebellum, of slavery to territories was a political concept that permitting or prohibiting slavery for the residents of the territories themselves, rather than Congresses.
Detailed explanation-2: -Popular sovereignty means that the government can only exercise authority if it has been given permission to do so by the People. Therefore, popular sovereignty LIMITS THE POWERS OF GOVERNMENT. In a democracy the People delegate their authority to government ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES set forth in their constitution.
Detailed explanation-3: -First promoted in the 1840s in response to debates over western expansion, popular sovereignty argued that in a democracy, residents of a territory, and not the federal government, should be allowed to decide on slavery within their borders.
Detailed explanation-4: -Douglas of Illinois promoted popular sovereignty as a middle position on the slavery issue. It said that actual residents of territories should be able to decide by voting whether or not slavery would be allowed in the territory.
Detailed explanation-5: -The concept of Popular Sovereignty states that the people should choose their representatives who then will form the government, i.e. there should be “Rule by the People”.