The 1856 Beating of Charles Sumner on the Floor of the United

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Multiple Choice

The 1856 beating of Charles Sumner on the floor of the United States Senate

• A)was in response to a pro-slavery speech he gave.
• B)was a vicious assault carried out by a member of Congress.
• C)was strongly condemned in the South.
• D)resulted in Sumner's death from his injuries weeks later.
• E)All the answers are correct.

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