What would the constitutional amendment proposed in the Crittenden Compromise have done?

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require slaveholders to pay for the return of fugitive slaves
require slaveholders to pay for the return of fugitive slaves

reaffirm the president's authority to prevent a Union state from seceding
reaffirm the president's authority to prevent a Union state from seceding

allow slavery in western territories south of the Missouri Compromise line

Answer 1

The constitutional amendment proposed in the Crittenden Compromise would have allowed slavery in western territories south of the Missouri Compromise line. This proposal aimed to resolve tensions between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions by expanding slavery into new territories, thereby preserving the Union and preventing secession during the lead-up to the Civil War.