Category
page 1Political compromises in the United States
slavery in the United States
form of slave labor which existed as a legal institution from the early years of the United States
Constitutional Convention
event taking place from May 25 to September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that led to the creation of the United States Constitution
Missouri Compromise
legislative compromise between pro- and anti-slavery parties in the run-up to the American Civil War
Compromise of 1850
compromise on slavery in U.S. territories annexed from Mexico in the Mexican-American war
Three-Fifths Compromise
clause in the US constitution that a slave counts as ⅗ of a person for the purposes of taxes and apportioning the House of Representatives, repealed by the 14th Amendment
Compromise of 1877
Settlement of the 1876 U.S. presidential election
Compromise of 1790
A compromise made by Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison over the assumption of state debt and the site of the new national capital for the US.
Connecticut Compromise
US constitutional provisions that each state receives equal representation in the US Senate
Crittenden Compromise
unsuccessful proposal to enshrine slavery in the U.S. Constitution before American Civil War