Crittenden Compromise 
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SOURCE: History.com
12/6/2021
The 1860 Crittenden Compromise Aimed to Stop Civil War while Preserving Slavery
John J. Crittenden hoped that restoring the Missouri Compromise and other measures to stop slavery's expansion would prevent slaveholders from following through on threats to secede. Abraham Lincoln wasn't buying it.
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