-What Does the 1850 Political Cartoon Scene in Uncle Sam's

question 32

Multiple Choice

-What does the 1850 political cartoon Scene in Uncle Sam's Senate, which depicts Mississippi Senator Henry S. Foote pulling a pistol on Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton, imply about the debate over the Compromise of 1850 in the United States Senate?

• A) Senators were still willing to compromise over the issue of slavery.
• B) Animosity over slavery in the western territories grew at an alarming rate.
• C) Conflicts between senators were based on North-South sectionalism.
• D) Senators were unified in their opposition to the Compromise of 1850.

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