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How would popular sovereignty be used to determine slave free status in the new territories?
By allowing the people of each new state to vote on whether it would be a slave-state or free soil. That sounded reasonable enough. But if only one state was voting at a time, that one state would attract every terrorist from both sides to try to influence the vote. That's what happened in Kansas - and the result was called 'Bleeding Kansas'.
Is Mississippi a free state or slave state?
Mississippi was a slave state until the end of the Civil War.
Was Maryland a slave state or a free state in continental times?
Slave state
Was Texas a slave state?
Yes, Texas was a slave state.
Was Tennessee a free state or the slave state in 1850?
Slave
Which act of congress allowed the new territories to determine whether to be a free or slave state?
the kansas- nebraska act
Why was the annexation of Texas delayed?
It was delayed because the issue of Slavery and to balance whether it should be a free or slave state.
Why was it so important whether a new state joined the US as a slave state or a free state?
Because of the balance in Congress.
Is it true that the Missouri compromise involed whether the Missouri river would be the border of thhe state?
No, the Missouri Compromise did not involve whether the Missouri River would be the border of the state. Instead, it was an agreement made in 1820 to address the balance of free and slave states in the Union. The compromise allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state while Maine entered as a free state, and it established a line at latitude 36°30′ north to determine the future status of slavery in other territories.
What was the sifnicance that westward expansion had on the US economic growth and how did it exacerbate sectionalism during the eighteenth and nineteenth century?
It rose the question of whether each new state entered would be a slave state or a non-slave state. They needed to keep the slave states equal to non-slave states.
How can you determine whether a state is safe or unsafe?
What do you mean by "safe"?
The controversy over whether Missouri would be admitted as a free state or a slave state illustrated?
Growing sectionalism was illustrated.
What was another name for letting voters decide for themselves whether their state should be a slave or a free state?
Popular Sovereignty
What compromises gave the states Popular Sovereignty on whether their state would be a slave state or a free state?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
What was settled in the Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854?
The principle of letting the people of a new state vote on whether it was to be a slave-state or a free state.
How do you use the word popular sovereignty in a sentence?
The US Congress passed the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act called for the use of popular sovereignty to determine whether a territory would enter the Union as a free or slave state.
Why should Congress have the power to decide whether a state is a slave or free state?
Because Congress reflects the wishes of the nation as a whole.
