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Who should decide the issue of slavery in the western territories.
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Who should decide the issue of slavery in the western territories.

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First promoted in the 1840s in response to debates over western expansion, popular sovereignty argued that in a democracy, residents of a territory, and not the federal government, should be allowed to decide on slavery within their borders.Explanation:

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