Which most accurately explains the role played by debates over popular sovereignty in causing the civil war?       1. they convinced federal government to establish more colonies, that allowed slavery in order to maintain a balance between free and slave states.2. they prevented slaves from being used in northern factories.3. they lent credibility to the slave uprisings that the abolitionists support in an effort to start the beginning of the civil war.4. they led to arguments about the role citizens should play in determining the legality of slavery in their home states and territories.

the correct answer is D

4. They led to arguments about the role citizens should play in determining the legality of slavery in their home states and territories.

popular sovereignity grew in the 1840s and was response to debates over western expansion. It argued that in a democracy, residents of a territory, and not the larger federal government, should be allowed to decide on slavery within their borders.

answer: andrew johnson

17th u.s. president

in what way were president abraham lincoln's and president andrew johnson's reconstruction plans similar? a)both reserved seats in the congress for former confederate war leaders. b)both granted voting rights to the newly freed slaves. d) both required southerners to support the thirteenth amendment to abolish

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