Question

Popular sovereignty expressed what belief?

Option 1: That leaders of a given territory should decide if they would allow slavery within its borders
Option 2: That Congress should decide whether a state is a free state or a slave state
Option 3: That all former enslaved people presently living in a free state were officially free
Option 4: That even if an enslaved person escaped to a free state, they could never be a free person

Answer 1

Popular sovereignty expressed the belief that leaders of a given territory should decide if they would allow slavery within its borders.

Step-by-step explanation:

Popular sovereignty, expressed the belief that leaders of a given territory should decide if they would allow slavery within its borders. This meant that residents of a territory had the right to determine whether slavery would be permitted or prohibited in their region based on majority rule. The concept of popular sovereignty was advocated by Lewis Cass and supported by most northerners, except for members of the Free-Soil Party.