What law, which based the decision of slavery on popular sovereignty (the people decide through majority vote) within the territory, heightened tensions between slavery supporters and abolitionists because they hurried west to settle to gain control of the territory that ultimately resulted in fighting (showed the failure of popular sovereignty). this was the question 8 options: land ordinance. dred scott act. kansas-nebraska act. compromise of 1850.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, there were approximately 270,000 native americans left in the united states. according to the 2000 census, there are now four million native americans living in the united states. better treatment of native americans is credited with this population increase. discuss how the indian reorganization act and the indian self-determination and education assistance act aim to improve the lives of native americans in the united states.