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Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War by David Donald
Contributed by: Cope
  • 1. What was the name of Sumner's speech that criticized pro-slavery forces?
A) The Liberator.
B) Uncle Tom's Cabin.
C) The Crime Against Kansas.
D) A House Divided.
  • 2. In what year was Sumner caned?
A) 1856
B) 1861
C) 1850
D) 1848
  • 3. Which state did Sumner represent in the Senate?
A) New York
B) Virginia
C) California
D) Massachusetts
  • 4. Which doctrine did Sumner argue against?
A) The doctrine of Manifest Destiny.
B) The doctrine of nullification.
C) The doctrine of popular sovereignty.
D) The Monroe Doctrine.
  • 5. In what way did Sumner approach issues of race?
A) He argued for racial equality.
B) He was only concerned with economic issues.
C) He believed in racial superiority.
D) He thought races should be separate.
  • 6. What was a key issue leading to the Civil War discussed by Sumner?
A) Women's suffrage.
B) The expansion of slavery into new territories.
C) High tariffs.
D) Taxation without representation.
  • 7. Which bill did Sumner oppose that allowed for the possibility of slavery in new territories?
A) The Wilmot Proviso.
B) The Fugitive Slave Act.
C) The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
D) The Dred Scott decision.
  • 8. What political party was Sumner part of?
A) The Democratic Party
B) The Free Soil Party
C) The Republican Party
D) The Whig Party
  • 9. Which scholarly work discusses Charles Sumner's role in the coming of the Civil War?
A) Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War.
B) The Abolitionist Movement in America.
C) The Civil War: A Narrative.
D) The Rise of the Republican Party.
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