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

question 71

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 had given.
• B) was strongly condemned in the South.
• C) was a vicious assault carried out by a member of the House of Representatives.
• D) All these answers are correct.
• E) resulted in Sumner's death from his injuries weeks later.

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