Question

Abraham Lincoln opposed the Crittenden Compromise because?:

A. he opposed the expansion of slavery in the territories.
B. it allowed the doctrine of popular sovereignty to be overridden once statehood was achieved.
C. its adoption might provoke Kentucky to leave the Union.
D. he felt bound by President Buchanan's earlier rejection of it.

Answer 1

A. he opposed the expansion of slavery in the territories.
the Compromise stated that slavery could spread into Latin America