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Why did douglas believed that popular sovereignty would solve the problem of slavery?

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He felt that if congress couldn't solve the slavery issue, than the people could. However, the people, like John Brown, went to far, and (with his little army) ended up killing about 200 people who were in favor of slavery.
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