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'.
e
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A) traditional notions of hierarchy and deference had no place in the social and political relationships of the new nation. B) there should be no limits placed on the implementation of republican ideals. C) the governing authority of the new nation should be decentralized in order to bring it closer to the people. D) citizens could be trusted to govern themselves without abusing public privileges for private advantage.
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