Lincoln and Davis and The Agreement Against Popular Sovereignty - This Cruel War

It was more than happenstance that pitted Abraham Lincoln against Jefferson Davis. They disagreed upon almost everything there was to disagree upon. But there was one area of thought upon which they agreed: Popular Sovereignty. The concept insisted that the question of slavery in the territories should not be decided by the Federal government, but by the vote of the people living within those territories. While many in both the South and the North considered this a fine idea, both Davis and Lincoln did not. However, the reasons why they agreed were drastically at odds.

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