The concept of popular sovereignty was put in place to determine if the Kansas and Nebraska territiories would be free or slave territories.  What was popular sovreigntyA.the ability of the people of a territory to vote to decide if slavery would or would not be allowed in that territoryB.each territory could decide if they wanted to be part of the United States or the Confederate States of AmericaC.it was a new system for voting that made sure everyone in the territory had an opportunity to voteD.it was a law that allowed people to make the personal choice to own slaves or not no matter where they lived

The decision to allow the 1854 elections to determine the status of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska resulted in:A.Southern leaders refusing to acknowledge Kansas or Nebraska as states.B.proslavery and antislavery groups fighting to influence the elections.C.the Supreme Court legalizing slavery throughout the United States.D.abolitionists encouraging uprisings of enslaved people throughout the territories.

What were some of the reasons the Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854 created a political nightmare for both the North and South? (pick 2) A.allowed for the possibility of slavery above the previous line from the Compromise of 1820B.split the territory into two territoriesC.relied on popular sovereignty to decide what territories would be and this led to massive population growth and outbreaks of violenceD.the territories were not even in size

The idea of Popular Sovereignty was introduced as a method of deciding the fate of slavery in California and the rest of the western territories.

Once popular sovreignty became the plan for deciding the role of slavery in the Kansas and Nebraska Territoties what occurred next?A.everyone got alongB.the transcontinental railroad became the major source of employment for new citizensC.the Civil War startedD.people moved from slave and free states to vote, leading to conflict and violence between the two sides

Stephen A. Douglas’s plan to allow each territory to vote on slavery was called __________.Group of answer choicespopular sovereigntyterritorial sovereigntypopular choiceelectoral choice