Question
Popular Sovereignty was the idea that _____.
A. the people would vote to decide if their state would have slavery.
B. the government would decide if slavery would be legal or illegal.
C. slavery would be allowed in every future state.
D. slavery would be banned in all future states.
A. the people would vote to decide if their state would have slavery.
B. the government would decide if slavery would be legal or illegal.
C. slavery would be allowed in every future state.
D. slavery would be banned in all future states.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is A. the people would vote to decide if their state would have slavery.
Popular sovereignty was a political doctrine that allowed the people of a territory to determine for themselves whether they would allow slavery within their borders.
Popular sovereignty was a political doctrine that allowed the people of a territory to determine for themselves whether they would allow slavery within their borders.