Daniel Webster's Famed Seventh of March Speech in 1850 Resulted

question 65

Multiple Choice

Daniel Webster's famed Seventh of March speech in 1850 resulted in

• A) the celebration of Webster as an antislavery leader.
• B) visibly strengthened Union sentiment and especially pleased northern banking and commercial centers.
• C) condemnation by northern commercial interests.
• D) charges that he had accepted bribes from proslavery interests.
• E) a movement to draft him for the presidency.

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