To prevent the government from taking away the rights of slaveholders
it was rejected by congress and the president.
When Lincoln was elected president in 1860, his views on slavery were already known and included:
Abraham Lincoln,because it underrated the gains made by the 1860 election
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
The Crittenden Compromise (December 18, 1860) was an unsuccessful proposal byKentucky Senator John J. Crittenden to resolve the U.S. secession crisis of 1860-1861 by addressing the concerns that led the states in the Deep South of the United States to contemplate secession from the United States.
1. Extending the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific Coast & guaranty slavery in areas South of this line forever.2. Used federal funds to pay slaveholders for runaway slaves not captured.
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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.
Because the last-minute Crittenden Compromise would have allowed the possibility of new slave-states. Lincoln would not accept this.
it was rejected by congress and the president.