Question 1

Who insulted and mocked South Carolina Senator Butler in his speech 'Crime Against Kansas'?

Accepted Answer

Charles Sumner

Answer

John C. Fremont

Answer

James Buchanan

Answer

Preston Brooks

Question 2

Who defended Senator Butler's honor by beating Senator Sumner with a cane in the Senate chamber?

Accepted Answer

Preston Brooks

Answer

John C. Fremont

Answer

Charles Sumner

Answer

James Buchanan

Question 3

Which state refused to seat another senator during Sumner's recovery?

Accepted Answer

Massachusetts

Answer

South Carolina

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New York

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Kansas

Question 4

Who resigned from the House of Representatives after the incident and died soon after at the age of 37?

Accepted Answer

Preston Brooks

Answer

James Buchanan

Answer

Charles Sumner

Answer

John C. Fremont

Question 5

Who won the election of 1856?

Accepted Answer

James Buchanan

Answer

Preston Brooks

Answer

John C. Fremont

Answer

Millard Fillmore

Question 6

What was John C. Fremont's position on slavery?

Accepted Answer

Free soil, free labor, free speech, free men, Frémont.

Answer

Ignored the issue and focused on the problems of Catholics and immigrants moving into northern cities

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Won the election of 1856

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Individual states and territories should decide on the future of slavery within their borders

Question 7

What did Millard Fillmore focus on instead of the issue of slavery?

Accepted Answer

Ignored the issue and focused on the problems of Catholics and immigrants moving into northern cities

Answer

Individual states and territories should decide on the future of slavery within their borders

Answer

Free soil, free labor, free speech, free men, Frémont.

Answer

Won the election of 1856

Question 8

What issue arose due to the election of 1856?

Accepted Answer

Southern states were politically isolated. It was possible for a candidate to be elected president without the support of a single southern state

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Preston Brooks resigned from the House of Representatives and died soon after at the age of 37

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Charles Sumner slowly recovered and returned to the Senate for 18 more years

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Massachusetts refused to seat another senator during Sumner's recovery

Question 9

Who slowly recovered and returned to the Senate for 18 more years after the incident?

Accepted Answer

Charles Sumner

Answer

James Buchanan

Answer

Preston Brooks

Answer

John C. Fremont

Question 10

What did James Buchanan believe regarding the future of slavery?

Accepted Answer

Individual states and territories should decide on the future of slavery within their borders

Answer

Ignored the issue and focused on the problems of Catholics and immigrants moving into northern cities

Answer

Southern states were politically isolated. It was possible for a candidate to be elected president without the support of a single southern state

Answer

Free soil, free labor, free speech, free men, Frémont.

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