who coined the phrase the great compromise
Stephen Douglas took a leadership role in the fight for passage. It was Douglas who coined the term âpopular sovereigntyâ and it was his idea to abandon Clayâs idea of putting the compromise in one bill. Instead, he introduced each idea one at a time and was able to garner enough votes for each part individually.Ask a question. Weâve answered 395,608 questions.enry Clay, Daniel Webster, and Stephen Douglas all played an important role in the passage of the Compromise of 1850. Henry Clay, known as âThe Great Compromiserâ, came up with the plan which he hoped would save the nation from being torn apart.