by allowing states to vote against it
Abraham Lincoln did not believe in popular sovereignty, he thought slavery was morally wrong.
the sovereignty of each state, known as popular sovereignty
This was a pretty much a vote on pro-slavery or anti-slavery.
Popular sovereignty is the term that means people could determine, through voting themselves, where to allow slavery in a territory. Another term used is sovereignty of the people.
Abraham Lincoln did not believe in popular sovereignty, he thought slavery was morally wrong.
Popular sovereignty was used before the Civil War to determine if the state wanted slavery or not. Nebraska and Kansas voted on these issues.
Popular Sovereignty
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Popular sovereignty was well supported because it allowed the local citizens of a territory to decide if slavery was to be allowed or illegal. Stephen A. Douglas pushed for popular sovereignty during the 1840's.
Under popular sovereignty, the residents of the territory would ultimately decide whether slavery would be allowed. This principle meant that the people living in a particular territory would determine their own laws and institutions, including the decision on the legality of slavery.
Settlers of some new territories were able to decide about slavery for themselves.
popular sovereignty allows for the people to choose where they stand on the subject and Frederick believed that the people would vote for no slavery