The 1856 beating of Charles Sumner on the floor of the United States Senate
A)was in response to a pro-slavery speech he gave.
B)was a vicious assault carried out by a member of Congress.
C)was strongly condemned in the South.
D)resulted in Sumner's death from his injuries weeks later.
E)All these answers are correct.

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The 1856 beating of Charles Sumner on the floor of the United States Senate was a vicious assault carried out by a member of Congress, Preston Brooks, in response to a speech Sumner gave that was critical of slavery and slave owners.

The 1856 Beating of Charles Sumner on the Floor of the United