Question

Which did John C. Calhoun suggest as an alternative to a constitutional amendment to protect states’ rights?

a) the Wilmot Proviso
b )the abolition of slavery
c) secession from the Union
d) the acceptance of compromise

Answer 1

The correct answer is the acceptance of compromise.The Missouri Compromise permitted Missouri Territory to enter the Union as a slave state while Maine joined the Union as a free state. This maintained the balance between free and slave holding states at 12.