What does the 1850 political cartoon Scene in Uncle Sam's Senate, which depicts Mississippi Senator Henry S
Foote pulling a pistol on Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton, imply about the debate over the Compromise of 1850 in the United States Senate? A) Senators were still willing to compromise over the issue of slavery.
B) Animosity over slavery in the western territories grew at an alarming rate.
C) Conflicts between senators were based on North-South sectionalism.
D) Senators were unified in their opposition to the Compromise of 1850.
B
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