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What was the name of the legislative compromise Crittenden authored in 1860?
Crittenden Compromise
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Three-Fifths Compromise
Answer
The Crittenden Compromise was a proposal to keep the Union together that was introduced by Kentucky Senator John Crittenden in December 1860. The compromise proposed that the Missouri Compromise line be extended to the Pacific Ocean, that slavery be allowed in all territories south of the line, and that the status of slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico be decided by popular sovereignty.
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