A last attempt to avert war. Lincoln rejected it because it could have allowed some extension of slavery.
To prevent the government from taking away the rights of slaveholders
To prevent secession of the South.
Abraham Lincoln,because it underrated the gains made by the 1860 election
Because the Democratic Party had split into two factions (North and South) and the Republicans were bound to win the 1860 election, with their first President, Abraham Lincoln, who would not allow the creation of any more slave-states.
THE Constitutional Convention in 1787 was to replace the Articles of Confederation with a stronger governing document.
It was rejected by Congress and the president Apex
It was rejected by Congress and the president Apex
To prevent the government from taking away the rights of slaveholders
1860 ? secede from union
To prevent secession of the South.
A new compromise was put forward, but Lincoln rejected it because it would have allowed some extension of slavery.
The Crittenden Compromise was the name given to the attempt in 1860 to get Southern states to stay in the Union.
The Crittenden Compromise was the name given to the attempt in 1860 to get Southern states to stay in the Union.
The Crittenden Compromise was the name given to the attempt in 1860 to get Southern states to stay in the Union.
The Crittenden Compromise was the name given to the attempt in 1860 to get Southern states to stay in the Union.
The Crittenden Compromise was the name given to the attempt in 1860 to get Southern states to stay in the Union.
The Crittenden Compromise was the name given to the attempt in 1860 to get Southern states to stay in the Union.