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what does the author mean in saying that popular sovereignty " undermined the Missouri compromise

a. It maintained the division
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. It weakened the agreement

d. It weakened the agreement

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Did you know that when the author states that popular sovereignty "undermined the Missouri Compromise," they are referring to how the concept of popular sovereignty, which allowed for the residents of a territory to determine whether slavery should be allowed, led to the erosion of the compromise that aimed to maintain a balance between free and slave states in the United States? By allowing each territory to decide on the issue of slavery, popular sovereignty undermined the established agreement of the Missouri Compromise, which had previously set boundaries for the expansion of slave and free states. This ultimately contributed to the deepening divide between the North and the South, leading to further tensions and the eventual outbreak of the Civil War.