Who rejected the final compromise effort to stop the secession movement?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

Abraham Lincoln, because it undercut the gains made by the 1860 election
Abraham Lincoln, because it undercut the gains made by the 1860 election

planters in the South, because they had economic ties to the North
planters in the South, because they had economic ties to the North

farmers in the South, because they had no vested interest in slavery
farmers in the South, because they had no vested interest in slavery

John Crittenden, because Republicans upheld popular sovereignty

Answer 1

The correct answer is: Abraham Lincoln, because it undercut the gains made by the 1860 election.

Lincoln opposed compromises that he felt would undermine the outcomes of the 1860 election, which had been largely a victory for the Republican platform against the expansion of slavery.