In the Debates of 1850, Senator William H

question 74

Multiple Choice

In the debates of 1850, Senator William H. Seward, as a representative of the northern Young Guard, argued that

• A) Senator Daniel Webster proposed a highly coercive fugitive slave law which was an acceptable concession to the South.
• B) John C. Calhoun's compromise plan must be adopted to preserve the Union.
• C) Christian legislators must obey God's moral law.
• D) compromise must be achieved to preserve the Union.
• E) African Americans should be granted their own territory.

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