A new compromise was put forward, but Lincoln rejected it because it would have allowed some extension of slavery.
To prevent the government from taking away the rights of slaveholders
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.
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The goal was to keep a political balance between slave states and free states.
The crittenden compromise :) apex I got you