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The final major legislative effort to prevent the Civil War was the Crittenden Compromise, proposed by Senator John J. Crittenden in late 1860. This plan aimed to resolve the secession crisis by extending the Missouri Compromise line westward and allowing slavery in territories south of the line while prohibiting it to the north. Despite its attempt to appease both pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions, it failed to garner sufficient support in Congress and was ultimately rejected. This failure underscored the deep divisions in the nation, leading to the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861.

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