What was the gag rule?
A) a ban on the reading of antislavery petitions in Congress
B) a ban on the publication of antislavery petitions in newspapers
C) a ban on mailing antislavery literature to the South
D) a ban on giving antislavery speeches in Washington D.C.
Answer: A
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A. economic B. religious C. military D. cultural
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