Asked by Patrick Trang on May 02, 2024
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Which of the following is true of Senators Charles Sumner and Preston Brooks?
A) Their treatise against slavery on economic grounds caused an increase in antislavery sentiment among Northerners.
B) By supporting the Lecompton Constitution in Kansas, they sought a peaceful and moderate solution to the Kansas crisis.
C) They demonstrated that Northern and Southern moderates could still work together for the national interest.
D) They were symbolic of just how emotional the political issue of slavery had become by 1856.
Charles Sumner
An American politician and senator from Massachusetts, known for his deep commitment to the cause of civil rights and abolition of slavery.
Preston Brooks
A 19th-century American politician known for assaulting abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner in the Senate chamber, which intensified tensions leading up to the Civil War.
Lecompton Constitution
A proposed Kansas State Constitution, drafted in 1857, which would have allowed slavery in the state. It was contested and eventually rejected due to widespread opposition to its pro-slavery stance.
- Investigate the ramifications of the Kansas-Nebraska Act and "Bleeding Kansas" on the landscape of national politics and the sectional discord.
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Megan DorheimMay 04, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
Senators Charles Sumner and Preston Brooks were involved in a physical altercation in the Senate chamber in 1856, in which Brooks beat Sumner with a cane until he was unconscious. This demonstrated the extreme emotions and tensions surrounding the issue of slavery in Congress and throughout the country.
Learning Objectives
- Investigate the ramifications of the Kansas-Nebraska Act and "Bleeding Kansas" on the landscape of national politics and the sectional discord.