Crittenden Compromise

Examples of Crittenden Compromise in the following topics:

• Final Efforts at Compromise

  • The Crittenden Compromise proposed by Senator Crittenden was a final attempt by Democrats to prevent disunion through another compromise.
  • Essentially, the key proposal of the Crittenden Compromise provided for a sectional division of the territories at the old 36, 30' latitude line that would stretch to the Pacific.
  • In effect, Crittenden proposed a mere extension of the Missouri Compromise line dividing slave from free states, bringing his efforts directly in conflict with the Republican party and president-elect Lincoln.
  • With Lincoln and the incoming Republican congressmen refusing to consider any further extension of slavery into the western territories, the Crittenden Compromise was voted down in the Senate.
  • Crittenden's Compromise was a final attempt to prevent disunion by proposing an extension of the Missouri Compromise boundary between free and slave territories to the Pacific

• Secession of the South

  • The Crittenden Compromise of December 1860 proposed that the old Missouri Compromise latitude boundary line be extended west to the Pacific.
  • Unfortunately this proposal was in direct conflict with the stated policies of the Republican Party and president-elect Lincoln, and Southern leaders refused to agree to the compromise without a full endorsement from Republicans.
  • This resulted in a stalemate between both sides, and the Crittenden Compromise was ultimately voted down in the Senate.

• The Missouri Compromise

  • The Missouri Compromise of 1820 concerned the regulation of slavery in the western territories.
  • The Missouri Compromise was an agreement passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and antislavery factions in the U.S.
  • Prior to the agreement, the House of Representatives had refused to accept this compromise and a conference committee was appointed.
  • Congress finally came to an agreement called the "Missouri Compromise" in 1820.
  • The debate leading up to the Compromise raised the issue of sectional balance.

• The Compromise of 1850

  • The Compromise of 1850 left the question of slave versus free states to popular sovereignty.
  • Henry Clay, the leader of the Whig party (nicknamed the "Great Pacificator”) drafted these five compromise measures in 1850:
  • In the Compromise of 1850, popular sovereignty was not defined as a guiding principle on the slave issue going forward.
  • During the debate over the Compromise, John C.
  • Evaluate the impact of the Compromise of 1850 on the slavery debate.

• The Compromise of 1877

  • The Compromise of 1877 refers to a purported informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S.
  • Other historians, however, have argued that no such compromise existed.
  • The following elements are generally said to be the points of the compromise:
  • Scott, which initiated the process that led to the final compromise).
  • Examine how the Compromise of 1877 shaped the presidential election of that year

• The Debate over Slavery

  • Delegates James Wilson and Robert Sherman proposed the Three-Fifths Compromise, which the convention eventually adopted.
  • The final compromise established the policy of counting each slaves as only three-fifths of a person.
  • After proposed compromises of one-half by Benjamin Harrison of Virginia and three-fourths by several New Englanders failed to gain sufficient support, Congress finally settled on the three-fifths ratio James Madison proposed.
  • While the original amendment to the Articles of Confederation had failed, the Three-Fifths Compromise was passed without extensive debate in the forming of the new Constitution.
  • A special committee instead negotiated another compromise: Congress would have the power to ban slave importation, but not for at least 20 years, which would be 1808.

• A New Constitution

  • However, the Connecticut Compromise proposed by Roger Sherman outlined a system of bicameral legislation that included both proportional and equal representation.
  • Also known as the “Great Compromise,” it allowed for both plans to work together and defined the legislative structure and representation of each state under the Constitution.
  • The Three-Fifths Compromise, which assessed population by adding the number of free persons to three-fifths of the number of "all other persons" was agreed to without serious dispute.
  • Under this compromise, each slave was counted as three-fifths of a person, allowing the slave states to include a portion of their enslaved population when allocating representation.
  • Explain the purpose of the Connecticut Compromise and how compromise shaped the creation of the Constitution

• "A More Perfect Union"

  • While some compromises made at the convention would strengthen the new republic, other compromises would eventually tear the country apart.
  • Delegates eventually adopted the Connecticut Compromise (or the Great Compromise) which blended the Virginia (large-state) and New Jersey (small-state) proposals.
  • After adopting the Great Compromise, delegates moved on to tackle the most controversial issue threatening the Union: slavery.
  • Finally, delegates agreed on the Three-Fifths Compromise, which was able to temporarily keep the young nation together.
  • Identify the compromises Convention delegates made in order to create a More Perfect Union

• The Election of 1852

  • Supporters of President Millard Fillmore, who had succeeded to the presidency after the death of President Taylor, counted the Compromise of 1850 as a success on Fillmore's record.
  • However, Northern Whigs resented the Compromise of 1850, believing that the bill favored the slaveholding South.
  • Although Pierce hailed from the Northern state of New Hampshire, he defended the supremacy of states' rights as integral to maintaining a united nation and firmly supported the Compromise of 1850.
  • During his years in office, Pierce’s support of the Compromise of 1850--particularly his rigorous enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act--appalled and alienated many Northerners, including factions of the Democratic Party.

• The Fight for the Treaty

  • The Senate did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles; despite Wilson's efforts, Republicans and Democrats were unable to reach a compromise.
  • However, Wilson rejected this compromise, and enough Democrats followed his lead to permanently end the chances for ratification .
  • Senate, due to the inability of Democrats and Republicans to reach a compromise.