Question 1
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.
Question 2
The election of 1856 saw
A. former president Millard Fillmore in the running.
B. no significant third party in the field.
C. the Republicans run against the idea of internal improvements.
D. the Whig Party make a strong comeback.
E. the Democrats elect a young and forceful pro-slavery leader.
Question 3
The first Republican candidate for president was
A. James Buchanan.
B. Abraham Lincoln.
C. John C. Frmont.
D. Stephen Douglas.
E. Millard Fillmore.
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Question 4
In The Pro-Slavery Argument (1837), John C. Calhoun stated that slavery was
A. the American way of life.
B. a positive good.
C. likely to end in the United States within fifty years.
D. likely to be adopted by non-slave states within fifty years.
E. a necessary evil.
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