In "Bleeding Kansas" in the Mid-1850s, ____ Was/were Identified with the Proslavery

question 12

Multiple Choice

In "Bleeding Kansas" in the mid-1850s, ____ was/were identified with the proslavery element, and ____ was/were associated with the antislavery free-soilers.

• A) Beecher's Bibles; border ruffians
• B) John Brown; Preston Brooks
• C) the Pottawatomie massacre; the sack of Lawrence
• D) the Lecompton Constitution; the New England Emigrant Aid Company
• E) Senator Stephen A. Douglas; Senator Charles Sumner

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