Portrayed in yet another manner, they were rendered the ability of deeming their corresponding state “free” or “slave”. Evidence from the text that further supports this claim is shown when the authors state, “But Cass himself had not been silent. His views on the extension of slavery were well known because he was the reputed father of ‘popular sovereignty.’ This was the doctrine that stated that the sovereign people of a territory, under the general principles of the Constitution, should themselves determine the status of slavery” (Cohen & Kennedy 381). The quote above sheds light upon the primary components of the doctrine of “popular sovereignty”, in that it re-instated the notion of self-determination. To add to this, America’s prehensile grasp of democracy’s ideals was exemplified, thanks to the introduction of this privilege to the states. In brief, “popular sovereignty” served as one of the numerous attempts to allay the rifts that existed between the northerners and southerners alike, from a slavery-oriented
Portrayed in yet another manner, they were rendered the ability of deeming their corresponding state “free” or “slave”. Evidence from the text that further supports this claim is shown when the authors state, “But Cass himself had not been silent. His views on the extension of slavery were well known because he was the reputed father of ‘popular sovereignty.’ This was the doctrine that stated that the sovereign people of a territory, under the general principles of the Constitution, should themselves determine the status of slavery” (Cohen & Kennedy 381). The quote above sheds light upon the primary components of the doctrine of “popular sovereignty”, in that it re-instated the notion of self-determination. To add to this, America’s prehensile grasp of democracy’s ideals was exemplified, thanks to the introduction of this privilege to the states. In brief, “popular sovereignty” served as one of the numerous attempts to allay the rifts that existed between the northerners and southerners alike, from a slavery-oriented