popular sovereignty
Popular Sovereignty
popular sovereignty
popular sovereignty
Stephen Douglas proposed the idea of popular sovereignty, allowing territories to vote on whether to allow slavery. He believed this would settle the issue by letting the people in each territory decide for themselves.
Stephen Douglas debated with Lincoln against slavery
It was the issue of slavery that Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A Douglas disagreed about during their political debates. Stephen A Douglas supported slavery while Abraham Lincoln opposed it.
Stephen A Douglas
Stephen A. Douglas
It was the issue of slavery that Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A Douglas disagreed about during their political debates. Stephen A Douglas supported slavery while Abraham Lincoln opposed it.
slavery
Abraham Lincoln
douglas argued for the right of states to decide whether or not to allow slavery