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What did Stephen Douglas's theory of popular sovereignty lead to?
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∙ 12y ago
It seemed like a reasonable solution to the slavery debate - let the people of each new state vote on whether it would be slave or free.
The flaw in the argument was that the states would be voting one at a time. So every bully-boy in America, from both sides, would descend on one thinly-populated area to commit maximum mayhem.
When it was tried-out, in Kansas, the result was called 'Bleeding Kansas'.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 7y agoTo allow the people of each US territory to vote whether a territory reaching statehood would be a free or slave state.
It sounded reasonable enough, but it backfired badly the first time it was tried, in thinly-populated Kansas, where people from outside the state came in and bought cheap properties so that they could vote.
There was much violence and intimidation from bully-boys on both sides, and they called it 'Bleeding Kansas'.
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∙ 10y agoIn a nutshell, it stated that slavery in Kansas and Nebraska would be decided by popular sovereignty, which is pretty much where the people would decide on the matter with a majority.
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∙ 12y agoThe people that live in a territory should choose whether to allow slavery or not
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∙ 12y agoCorrupted elections, violence, and political chaos.
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∙ 11y agoDouglas strongly defended popular sovereignty.
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