单词 | crittenden compromise |
释义 | Crittenden Compromise[ krit-n-duhn ] / ˈkrɪt n dən / noun U.S. History.a series of constitutional amendments proposed in Congress in 1860 to serve as a compromise between proslavery and antislavery factions, one of which would have permitted slavery in the territories south but not north of latitude 36°30′N. Also called Crittenden Plan . Origin of Crittenden Compromisenamed after its proponent, John J. Crittenden (1787–1863), U.S. senator from Kentucky Words nearby Crittenden Compromisecriticaster, criticism, criticize, critique, Critique of Pure Reason, Crittenden Compromise, critter, Crius, CRM, CRNA, CRO Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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