Popular Sovereignty (jan 1, 1846 – apr 12, 1861)
Description:
This idea, which would later be put into a doctrine, said that the citizens of each individual state should be able to decide whether slavery was legal in their state. Popular Sovereignty supported the idea that states should get to make their own laws, more so than the Federal Government.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1846
apr 12, 1861
~ 15 years