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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