Adopted by the House of Representatives in 1836, the Gag

question 34

Multiple Choice

Adopted by the House of Representatives in 1836, the gag rule

• A) ordered the immediate arrest of any and all persons engaged in the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
• B) ordered the cessation of debate in southern state legislatures over South Carolina's ordinance of nullification.
• C) made it illegal for anyone in the United States to speak against slavery.
• D) automatically tabled abolitionist petitions and thus prevented debate on them.

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