SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
DRED SCOTT
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Question
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Would allow popular sovereignty to decide slavery issue in Western Territories.
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Abraham Lincoln
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Stephen Douglas
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Popular sovereignty served as the core of the Kansas-Nebraska Act and Douglas believed that popular sovereignty was the best way to alleviate the crisis over slavery in the territories.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fearing that the issue might disrupt the Republic, he argued for the doctrine of popular sovereignty-the right of the people of a state or territory to decide the slavery question for themselves-as a Union-saving formula. He led the fight in Congress for the Compromise of 1850.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did Douglas believe that popular sovereignty would solve slavery in Nebraska Territory? He believed the people could vote for their own freedom of their slavery.
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