Crittenden Compromise
Crittenden Compromise
It was one last attempt at a compromise before the inevitable Civil War. Senator John Crittenden was trying to extend the 36 30 line. the compromise was impossible, but it was one last attempt to save the Union.
Yes. It was a last-minute attempt to reach a peaceful agreement.
before
No. It was after the Compromise of 1850 was failing to hold.
The attempt to supply Fort Sumter by Union ships.
In America there was 11 free states and 11 slave states, before the compromise.
There was no compromise between Cromwell & Charles II. Oliver Cromwell dies before the Restoration in 1660.
The Crittenden Compromise. Lincoln rejected it because it could have allowed some extension of slavery.
southern.
Henry Clay was a prominent American statesman and politician who lived before the Civil War, primarily active in the early to mid-19th century. He was a strong advocate for the Union and worked to promote compromise between the North and South, notably through initiatives like the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850. Clay's efforts were aimed at preserving the Union and preventing the secession of Southern states. Therefore, he is associated with the Union rather than the Confederacy.
Chiefly the admission of California - whether it wouls slave or free. The rest of the compromise was cobbled together with smaller deals.