Question

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 as a political concession to the south
c. . advocated a congressional ban on slavery in all the western territories.
d. became a hated figure in the south. all of these choices are correct.

Answer 1

Daniel Webster supported Henry Clay's compromise proposals and called for a new, more stringent fugitive-slave law, but did not attack Clay or become a hated figure in the South; thus, options b. and c. are correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

In his Seventh of March speech, Daniel Webster did not attack Henry Clay's compromise proposals. Instead, Webster called for national unity and sought to alleviate sectional tensions between the North and South. He supported strengthening the fugitive slave law as a concession to the South, aiming for a more cohesive Union. Therefore, statements a. and d. are incorrect as Webster did not attack Clay's compromise, and his position on the fugitive slave law would not have made him a hated figure in the South at that time. The choices that correctly describe Webster's stance are b. and c. since he called for adherence to a new, more stringent fugitive-slave law and advocated against the extension of slavery in the western territories as part of Clay's compromise proposals. The debate around these issues and the eventual passage of the Compromise of 1850, which Webster supported, sought to balance the interests of both free and slave states.