The Subject of Charles Sumner's Speech That Led to His

question 11

Multiple Choice

The subject of Charles Sumner's speech that led to his beating on the floor of Congress was

• A)the hanging of John Brown.
• B)the Dred Scott Decision.
• C)the Compromise of 1850
• D)the Fugitive Slave Act
• E)"Bleeding Kansas."

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