In his Seventh of March speech,Daniel Webster
A) attacked Henry Clay's compromise proposals.
B) called for a new, more stringent fugitive-slave law.
C) advocated a congressional ban on slavery in the territories.
D) proposed a scheme for electing two presidents, one from the North and one from the South, each having veto power.
E) became a hated figure in the South.

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In his Seventh of March speech, Daniel Webster called for a new, more stringent fugitive-slave law. He argued that the existing law was not strong enough to prevent the escape of slaves and that a stronger law was necessary to preserve the Union. While he did not explicitly endorse slavery, his speech was seen as a betrayal of the anti-slavery cause, and he became a hated figure in the North.

In His Seventh of March Speech,Daniel Webster