Which best describes the difference between the free-soil territories and those that had popular sovereignty? a. a territory that was free soil was closed to slavery, while one that had popular sovereignty was allowed to vote on the slavery issue. b. a territory that was free soil was open to slavery, while one that had popular sovereignty was allowed to vote on the slavery issue. c. a territory that had popular sovereignty was open to slavery, while one that was free soil was allowed to vote on the slavery issue. d. a territory that had popular sovereignty was closed to slavery, while one that was free soil was allowed to vote on the slavery issue. e. a territory that was free soil accepted the homestead act of 1862, while one that had popular sovereignty did not.

A. A territory that was free soil was closed to slavery, while one that had popular sovereignty was allowed to vote on the slavery issue.

Explanation:

A territory that was considered to be "free-soil" was a territory that was closed to slavery. This means that slavery was, by law, not allowed within this territory. On the other hand, a territory that was considered to have popular sovereignty was one in which people had the right to self-determination. This meant that they were entitled to vote on the slavery issue and decide their position for themselves.

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