In 1856, on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina almost beat to death which Massachusetts senator?
A) ?Thaddeus Stevens
B) ?John C. Calhoun
C) ?Charles Sumner
D) ?Zachary Taylor
E) ?Benjamin Butler
C
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A. the deteriorating military situation B. Catholic revival C. American influence D. Louis XVI's execution
Analyze the role of slavery in events in both Florida and Texas in the 1830s.
What will be an ideal response?
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A. the cowboy spirit B. laissez faire economic practices C. western initiative and rugged individualism D. federal subsidies and rational planning
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What will be an ideal response?