Southerners responded to Preston Brooks's beating of Charles Sumner by
a. threatening to pull their congressional delegation out of Washington if Brooks was not thrown out of Congress. b. calling for his defeat in the next congressional election.
c. sending Brooks canes to show support of his actions.
d. creating a fund to pay Brooks's legal expenses.
ANSWER: c
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