The Proposed Crittenden Compromise Sought to End the Secession Crisis

question 43

Multiple Choice

The proposed Crittenden Compromise sought to end the secession crisis by

• A) allowing slavery north of the line 36 30'.
• B) establishing popular sovereignty as the means to determine the question of slavery in all current and future territories.
• C) revising the Fugitive Slave Law to ensure tougher enforcement in the North.
• D) mandating equal representation between slave and free states in the Senate.
• E) permitting the expansion of slavery into new territories south of 36 30'.

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