What was the idea behind popular sovereignty in the mid-1800s? a. allowing slaves the rights to own property and vote b. allowing newly added territories to the united states decide for themselves the slavery issue c. allowing newly added territories to the united states to decide for themselves their own form of government d. allowing all americans to vote for the president

The Correct Answer is B.

Explanation:

The Four steps compromise added the free state California which allowed the residents of the Utah and New Mexico territories to decide the issues related to the slavery by themselves. This was the beginning of the end of trade of slaves in the Columbia District and a new runaway slave law was passed which provides Constitutional shadow stating that a slave escaping into a free state shall be delivered back to its original owner.