One way Congress thought to deal with slavery was to keep everyone equal and go off the state's population. “Once Congress approved a territory application of statehood, the territory became a state equal to the others in the Union. A new state would have the same number of senators in Congress as the existing states.” The north disagreed with the Kansas-Nebraska Act because they felt that it was for slavery and went against laws. Many different court cases also showed how America …show more content…
Douglas believed that popular sovereignty was the answer to solve the ongoing conflict. Popular Sovereignty allows people of the state to decide if the state should be a free state or a slave state. On the other hand, Lincoln believed that slavery was a national issue and would lead to the nation’s separation. Lincoln also said that the Declaration of Independence applied to everyone even African Americans. The government made sure that there was an equal number of slave states and free states to avoid the issue of slavery. “In 1819, the number of states was equally divided between slaveholding and free states.” The expansion of slavery was also due to the morals of American people. While slaves saw the dark picture that American had hanging over there