Crittenden Compromise

American  

[krit-n-duhn] / ˈkrɪt n dən /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of Crittenden Compromise

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

Example Sentences

The war was instead fought over the refusal of the North to guarantee the expansion of slavery into Western territories. That is the point on which negotiations broke down over the Crittenden Compromise.

From Washington Post

Missouri Compromise, history of, xxx; repeal of, causes T.'s return to politics, 32; not repealed by original Nebraska bill, 34; Dixon amendment for repeal of, adopted by Douglas, 34; repeal of, and Lincoln, 39; meaning of "forever" in, 62, 63 n.; repeal of, 125, 126; and the Crittenden Compromise, 131.

From Project Gutenberg

Wigfall, Louis T., Senate, colloquy with T. in debate on Crittenden Compromise, 129, 130; 133, 134.

From Project Gutenberg

Crittenden Compromise, debated, 115, 116; T's speech against, 115, 123-138; rejected by Senate, 117; letters to T. from Illinoisans concerning, 117-119.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a speech adverse to the Crittenden Compromise, and was a reply to Crittenden's final speech in support of it.

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