Question

What was the idea behind popular sovereignty in the mid-1800s? 

Answer 1

Answer:

The Correct Answer is C.

Explanation:

• When America is getting mature, extra states are being added to the United States and the issue of Slavery becomes the major issue.
• During 1850 the problem of Slavery came through as another issue. California was becoming a state and wanted to be a free state without any slavery.
• States mainly Southern opposed this because if California becomes a slave-free state then there will be only 12 states left with slaves and there would be 13 slave-free states.
• This would mean the Free States have the majority than the Slave States.

Answer 2

C. Allowing newly added territories to the United States decide for themselves the slavery issue.

Popular sovereignty was proposed as a way to decide the issue of slavery in the new territories. Under such a system, the local population would decide the slavery issue rather than Congress.