Question

Why did the caning of Charles Sumner divide the North and the South before

the Civil War?
O A. A Northern abolitionist attacked a Southern plantation owner in
South Carolina.
O B. A Southern representative attacked a Northern senator in
Congress.
• C. A Northern slave merchant attacked an escaped slave in
Massachusetts.
O D. A Southern police officer attacked an abolitionist in the Virgigia
House of Burgesses.

Answer 1

b) a southern representative attacked a northern senator in congress

Step-by-step explanation:

Charles sumner gave a speech which he fiercely criticized slaveholders, including Andrew Butler, the governor of South Carolina, a cousin of a man named Preston brooks; this speech angered brooks, who attacked summer 2 days after his speech