The idea that instead of Congress, a territory itself should decide if it would like to be a free state or a slave state was known as _____.

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Popular sovereignty. Which means that people in the territories could vote for or against slavery. Hope this helps! ;)

Joe Marini answered Jul 2, 2019

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