Senator Charles Sumner's Venomous Verbal Attack from the Senate Floor

question 3

Multiple Choice

Senator Charles Sumner's venomous verbal attack from the Senate floor on "The Crime Against Kansas" was aimed at

• A)reaching the antislavery public who would read it in print.
• B)influencing the conflict in Kansas.
• C)provoking South Carolina Congressman Preston Brooks into a fight.
• D)insulting Senator Andrew P.Butler.

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