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jun 1, 1848 - popular Soveriegnty

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Lewis Cass made a compromise that would support moderate Northerners and Southerners. Cass wanted the people to decide the issue about slavery. His approach to this was known as popular sovereignty. This was important because it gave the people to have a say in what they wanted.

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jun 1, 1848
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~ 177 years ago