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Under this idea voters in a territory could decide whether or not to allow slavery in their state?
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What would decide weather slavery would be allowed in a territory idea of popular sovereignty?
By the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, voters in the US territories would decide whether the "soon to be state" would enter as a free state or a slave state. This Act was the result of Senator Stephan Douglas's ideas to solve the slave-free state crisis.
Did the north or the south say the right of slavery is the right of a state to decide?
Congressmen from the South were the first proponents of allowing the voters of a State decide the free or slavery issues. An amendment was bitterly passed however that when slaves reached the age of 25, they would be freed.
What territory is Kansas?
The territory of Kansas, to the West of Missouri, was admitted to the Union under a local vote that would decide whether it would be a slave-state or a free state. This system attracted every bully-boy from both sides, to cross into the state and intimidate voters. The ensuing period of violence was known as 'Bleeding Kansas'.
Why did antis slavery and pro slavery groups encourage people to move to Kansas?
At best - to buy cheap properties that would entitle them to vote on whether Kansas should be slave or free. At worst - to intimidate voters and try to declare the ballots to be rigged.
What did Johnson require the states to do to regain membership in the Union?
voters had to ratify the thirteenth amendment and state constitutions had to ban slavery
Believers in popular sovereignty proposed that the future of slavery in a territory should be decided by?
a territory's voters
What would decide weather slavery would be allowed in a territory idea of popular sovereignty?
By the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, voters in the US territories would decide whether the "soon to be state" would enter as a free state or a slave state. This Act was the result of Senator Stephan Douglas's ideas to solve the slave-free state crisis.
What was the belief that voters should be given the right to decide if slavery would be permitted or banned?
popular sovereignty
A proposed law or constitutional amendment the legislature ask voters to decide on?
In some states, an automatic ballot referrals allows voters to decide at regular intervals whether to hold a convention.
What were the main issues decided by the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Whether to allow Slavery in the new states obtained in the Louisiana Territory and specifically in Kansas and Nebraska. The method used was to allow the voters of the states decide the slavery question as a step towards admission to the union. Nebraska was pretty much anti-slavery so the idea was OK there, but things were different in Kansas. The election produces a bloody battle and all sorts of conflicts and attempts to rig the election.
What allowed voters to decide issues?
Who allowed voters to decide issues
Did the north or the south say the right of slavery is the right of a state to decide?
Congressmen from the South were the first proponents of allowing the voters of a State decide the free or slavery issues. An amendment was bitterly passed however that when slaves reached the age of 25, they would be freed.
What was another name for letting voters decide for themselves whether their state should be a slave or a free state?
Popular Sovereignty
What was the compromise Douglas organized with the south?
The compromise let voters in the Nebraskan Territory to vote whether or not to be a slave state. This angered Northerners.
What territory is Kansas?
The territory of Kansas, to the West of Missouri, was admitted to the Union under a local vote that would decide whether it would be a slave-state or a free state. This system attracted every bully-boy from both sides, to cross into the state and intimidate voters. The ensuing period of violence was known as 'Bleeding Kansas'.
Letting people of a territory vote for or against slavery during the civil war?
That was before the war - and it was one of the things that led to war. When the territory of Kansas was admitted to the Union, the slavery issue was put to a local vote. This led to rival gangs invading the state and intimidating the voters. It was a foretaste of what was to come.
How did antislavery northerners hope to prevent slavery in Kansas?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of the U.S. Congress said voters in these territories to choose whether they would allow slavery or not. Thousands of antislavery northerners went into Kansas and voted to forbid slavery, then returned home.
