Multiple Choice
Why did President-Elect Lincoln not support the Crittenden Compromise and possibly avoid civil war?
A) The compromise,in Lincoln's mind,did not protect slaveholders' property rights.
B) The president-elect would not compromise on the issue of slavery in the territories.
C) Lincoln felt the law did not address the issue of slavery in Washington,D.C. ,adequately.
D) Crittenden did not support compensation for the slaves the compromise would have emancipated.
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