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What did stephen douglas's proposal "popular sovereignty" mean to the practice of slavery

What did stephen douglas's proposal "popular sovereignty" mean to the practice of slavery
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What did stephen douglas's proposal "popular sovereignty" mean to the practice of slavery

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popular sovereignty is the idea that a state can choose whether to be free or slave.This idea meant the previous acts before it (such as the Missouri Compromise) that put a restraint on where slavery could be were all repealed.
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