Crittenden Compromise

[krit-n-duhn]

noun

U.S. History.

1. a series of constitutional amendments proposed in Congress in 1860 to serve as a compromise between proslavery and antislavery factions, one of which would have permitted slavery in the territories south but not north of latitude 36°30′N.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Crittenden Compromise¹

Named after its proponent, John J. Crittenden (1787–1863), U.S. senator from Kentucky