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Which best describes popular sovereignty? O A. the ability of a state or territory to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery O B. any elected leader who maintains a high approval rating among the people OC. the organization of an area into a territory or state OD. the ability of the federal government to determine whether or not slavery is allowed in a territory O E. a king's right to rule over a land a Reset Next​

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A. the ability of a state or territory to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery

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Popular sovereignty is a political doctrine that states that the people of federal territories have the right to decide if they should become slave states. It was introduced in 1850 and first used in 1854 for the Kansas-Nebraska act.

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