In 1836, How Did Congress React to the Rising Tide

question 64

Multiple Choice

In 1836, how did Congress react to the rising tide of abolitionism?

• A)By ending the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
• B)By banning slavery in the territories
• C)By passing a "bill of rights" for slaves
• D)By passing a gag rule forbidding Congress to address the abolition of slavery

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