Answer:
The only compromise that could have headed off war by then was for the Southern states to forgo secession and agree to abolition. But without it, there would likely have been no Union to defend in the Civil War.
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The railroads help transfer people and goods across the United States lot faster than on horse. Also helped with mailing.