Question

Senator Stephen Douglas said the main idea behind the Kansas-Nebraska Act was popular sovereignty, "the great principle of self-government." Whose voices were absent in the decision over whether or not to permit slavery in the territories and why were they ignored?

Answer 1

Senator Stephen Douglas said the main idea behind the Kansas-Nebraska Act was popular sovereignty, "the great principle of self-government."

This idea was good but due to the fact that the idea of slavery was not included made it be ignored.

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