History of the United States I / Unit 14 USH1 1961 short lesson, about 20 seconds
A Truce, Not a Settlement
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The idea
Southerners held conventions on protective measures after the bills passed, and secessionists remained a minority within them for the time being.
In practice
Most southerners committed to the Union on two stated conditions.
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Those conditions were that slavery persist in existing states and that popular sovereignty apply in territories wanting it. A conditional commitment is a truce.
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