Which of the Following Is True of Charles Sumner and Preston

question 127

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of 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.

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