SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
TENSION OVER SLAVERY IN THE 1850S
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Question
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What did Senator Charles Sumner say in his infamous speech entitled “Crime against Kansas?” (choose 2)
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insulted proslavery legislators
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compared slavery to prostitution
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advocated that Southern states secede from the Union
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supported popular sovereignty to end slavery in Southern States
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -As an academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the anti-slavery forces in the state and a leader of the Radical Republicans in the U.S. Senate during the American Civil War. During Reconstruction, he fought to minimize the power of the ex-Confederates and guarantee equal rights to the freedmen.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did Charles Sumner’s views on “Bleeding Kansas” create conflict? Charles Sumner criticized pro-slavery people in Kansas and insulted a pro-slavery senator from South Carolina. In response, a relative of the South Carolina senator beat Charles Sumner with a cane until he was unconscious.
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