Together, they banned slavery above the 36th parallel, removed barriers to transporting slaves, made it legal to possess slaves in Washington D.C., compensated slave owners for fugitive slaves, and promised that future Constitutional amendments would not nullify these provisions.
It consisted of six constitutional amendments and four Congressional resolutions. Together, they banned slavery above the 36th parallel, removed barriers to transporting slaves, made it legal to possess slaves in Washington D.C., compensated slave owners for fugitive slaves, and promised that future Constitutional amendments would not nullify these provisions. However, it was unsuccessful. FTP, name this December 1860 compromise measure designed by a senator from Kentucky to avert the secession crisis.
It consisted of six constitutional amendments and four Congressional resolutions.
{Crittenden} Compromise