The issue of whether to allow slavery in a territory would be decided by a vote of the people living in that territory. This principle of popular sovereignty meant that the residents of the territory would have the authority to determine whether to permit or prohibit slavery within their borders.
How would the issue of whether to allow slavery in a territory be decided, using the idea of popular sovereignty?
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by the federal government
by a national vote
by a vote of the people living in that territory
by a vote of the people living in neighboring territories
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