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the decision made slavery legal in all us territories that were not yet states
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Popular Sovereignty
The topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates mostly concerned the extension of slavery into the US territories. Douglas believed that the territories should decide for themselves whether or not they wished to have slavery. He felt that power should reside at the local level and should reflect the wishes of the people. Lincoln stated, "A house divided against itself cannot stand." Lincoln believed that slavery must be dealt with as a moral wrong and that only the power of the federal government could extinguish slavery.
The issue of expansion of slavery was its expansion and growth into Western territories.
the decision made slavery legal in all us territories that were not yet states
Settlers of some new territories were able to decide about slavery for themselves.
Study Island: Settlers of some new territories were able to decide about slavery for themselves.
The Supreme Court upheld slavery through decisions like the 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford case, which ruled that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, were not American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court. This decision allowed for the expansion of slavery into US territories and reinforced the idea that African Americans were considered property under the Constitution.
It declared slavery to be lawful in every state of the Union. Its effect was to heighten the dispute betwen the two sides, and to help bring on the Civil War - which eventually freed all the slaves.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Popular Sovereignty
The Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case declared that slaves were not citizens, so they had no rights under the Constitution and no legal standing in court. It also ruled that Congress had no power to ban slavery in the territories, essentially allowing for the expansion of slavery into new regions.
As a believer in popular sovereignty, Louis Cass believed the populations of the territories would decide or themselves.
No but the supreme court made it invalid with the Dred Scot decision
Plantation owners were outraged that slavery had been outlawed in the territories. People in the territories were angry that a new political party had been established. Many Americans disagreed with the Supreme Court decision to limit slavery in the territories. Opposing forces clashed because they disagreed about popular sovereignty and slavery.
The topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates mostly concerned the extension of slavery into the US territories. Douglas believed that the territories should decide for themselves whether or not they wished to have slavery. He felt that power should reside at the local level and should reflect the wishes of the people. Lincoln stated, "A house divided against itself cannot stand." Lincoln believed that slavery must be dealt with as a moral wrong and that only the power of the federal government could extinguish slavery.