Abraham Lincoln did not believe that he needed to compromise with the South on the issue of expansion of slavery in the Territories. He thought that the Southern States were bluffing and would not leave the Union.
crittenden compromise
South Carolina was voting to secede at the same time that Crittenden was pushing a compromise to settle the slavery question.
The Crittenden Compromise. Lincoln rejected it because it could have allowed some extension of slavery.
South Carolina was voting to secede
A bill was presented to congress called the Crittenden Plan which was a compromise to prevent war. However both sides were tired of compromise and the bill did not pass.
The Crittenden Compromise failed because it outlawed slavery in western states because Abraham Lincoln opposed the western expansion of slavery.
Crittenden Compromise
The Crittenden Compromise failed because it outlawed slavery in western states because Abraham Lincoln opposed the western expansion of slavery.
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Crittenden Compromise
Crittenden Compromise
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John Crittenden
with the states in the lower south forming a new government in Montgomery, Alabama, some people continued to seek compromise. Senator Jonh J. Critten of Kentucky develop a comsenator Jonh J. Crittenden of Kentucky develop a compromise. The Crittenden plan was presented to congress in late february 1861, but it did not pass. By; Jazmel Gerez
The Crittenden Plan or Crittenden Compromise was introduced in 1861 and if had passed in congress it might have prevented secession. The Kentucky senator who introduced it was John Crittenden.