According to the principle of popular sovereignty, the question of slavery in the territories should be determined by
A) an elected territorial governor.
B) a national referendum of all citizens of states and territorial residents in America.
C) congressional legislation.
D) a Supreme Court decision.
E) the self-determination of people in any given territory.

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Popular sovereignty is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives. In the context of slavery in the territories, it means that the people living in a territory should have the right to decide whether to allow slavery.

According to the Principle of Popular Sovereignty, the Question of Slavery