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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Definitions:

Epiphysis

The end part of a long bone, initially growing separately from the shaft but later fusing to it.

Diaphysis

The shaft or central part of a long bone, primarily composed of compact bone.

Medullary Cavity

A hollow central area in the shaft of long bones, where bone marrow is stored.

Irregular Bone

Bones that do not fit into the standard categories of bone shape (long, short, or flat) and have complex shapes, like vertebrae and many facial bones.