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torybrooks

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South Carolina Congressman Preston Brooks
 
  A) murdered John Brown before Brown could be tried for his actions at Harpers Ferry.
  B) beat Senator Charles Sumner with a cane.
  C) defeated Abraham Lincoln in the 1858 Illinois gubernatorial race.
  D) argued that slavery should be limited to the south.
  E) led religious opposition to slavery in the south.

Question 2

As a result of John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry,
 
  A) Southerners realized that extremists like John Brown had no ties to northern abolitionists.
  B) Southern fire-eaters were incensed.
  C) the states of the Upper South seceded from the Union.
  D) Southern slaveowners were convinced that a slave uprising could never be successful.
  E) Northern moderates formed vigilante committees to ensure civil peace in the southern states.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B



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