The Idea of Popular Sovereignty

question 49

Multiple Choice

The idea of popular sovereignty:

• A) solved the controversy over slavery's extension
• B) would allow people in the territories to decide whether or not to permit slavery
• C) guaranteed slavery would spread westward
• D) allowed Oregon to enter the Union as a slave state
• E) was adopted by the Whigs in the 1848 election

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