3. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was to introduce the idea that popular sovereignty is the means by which slavery should be legal in Kansas. ... Tension was strong between both on the issue of slavery, they both longed to see Kansas as a state either free or in which slavery was legal according to their interests.
It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The Act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north of latitude 36°30´. ... Violence soon erupted, with the anti-slavery forces led by John Brown.
4. In 1846, as the dispute over slavery in the United States developed in the wake of the Mexican–American War, popular sovereignty became the foundation of a proposed resolution to slavery in the country.
to give support to someone or something for eg 1 The singer is being paid to support the soft drink in a series of commercials. 2.In order to get the job, Jane must find someone to support her as a good babysitter.
adams-onís treaty, agreement between the usa and spain. negotiated by secretary of state john quincy adams and spanish minister luis de onís, spain gave up its land of the mississippi river and claims to the oregon territory. 「the us assumed debts of us 5$ million and gave up claims to texas」
