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The Crittenden Compromise was impossible for Abraham Lincoln to even consider. First of all it called for permanent slavery in the slave states with no chance of repeal once it was enacted. The Republicans were adamantly opposed to the expansion of slavery.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe Crittenden Compromise was unacceptable to Lincoln as it allowed the expansion of slavery, which he strongly went against. The Crittenden Compromise aimed to resolve the U.S. secession crisis of 1860-1861 by addressing the grievances that led the slave states of the United States to contemplate secession from the United States.
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Who proposed a compromise that was rejected by Lincoln?
John J. Crittenden
Did the crittenden compromise fail?
The Crittenden Compromise failed because it outlawed slavery in western states because Abraham Lincoln opposed the western expansion of slavery.
Why did Lincoln reject the Crittenden Compromise?
Why Lincoln would not compromise in 1860?
Because the last-minute Crittenden Compromise would have allowed the possibility of new slave-states. Lincoln would not accept this.
What was the outcome of the Crittenden Compromise?
Lincoln rejected it because it could have allowed some extension of slavery.
What was the plan rejected by president Lincoln that attempted to resolve conflict between north and south by extending Missouri compromise line westward?
The Crittenden Compromise
What was the final compromise the north and the south attempted before they split?
The Crittenden Compromise. Lincoln rejected it because it could have allowed some extension of slavery.
Why did President Lincoln reject the Crittenden Compromise?
Last ditch plan to save the union?
The Crittenden Compromise - a last hope that was offered to the newly-inaugurated Lincoln, who turned it down because it would have allowed some new slave-states.
Why was Lincoln authorised to reject the Crittenden Compromise in February 1861 when he did not become President till March?
Because people picked him
A last-ditch plan to save the union by providing guarantees for slavery in the territorie?
Crittenden Compromise
How did Lincoln try to avoid the war?
By considering the Crittenden Compromise - but rejected it because it would have allowed some new slave-states.
