Question

1.Why did people from other states follow the race for a seat in the Illinois Senate?

2.Identify and describe two ways that abolitionists worked around the congressional gag rule against slavery to protest.

3.How did the three presidential candidates of 1856 demonstrate the divide in the country? In your answer, include a brief description of each man’s platform and what the outcome of the election was.

Answer 1

1)

In that election, Democrats in the New Jersey legislature changed their rules to allow a candidate to be elected with a plurality of the vote.

2)

What is a gag rule and how was it used against abolitionists?

In May of 1836, the House passed a resolution that automatically "tabled," or postponed action on all petitions relating to slavery without hearing them. Stricter versions of this gag rule passed in succeeding Congresses.

3)

Who was a Democratic candidate for President three times?

William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator, and politician. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections.

He served in the House of Representatives from 1891 to 1895 and as the Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. Because of his faith in the wisdom of the common people, Bryan was often called "The Great Commoner", and because of his rhetorical power and early fame as the youngest presidential candidate, "The Boy Orator".

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Answer 2

1)

In that election, Democrats in the New Jersey legislature changed their rules to allow a candidate to be elected with a plurality of the vote.

2)

What is a gag rule and how was it used against abolitionists?

In May of 1836, the House passed a resolution that automatically "tabled," or postponed action on all petitions relating to slavery without hearing them. Stricter versions of this gag rule passed in succeeding Congresses.

3)

Who was a Democratic candidate for President three times?

William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator, and politician. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections.

He served in the House of Representatives from 1891 to 1895 and as the Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. Because of his faith in the wisdom of the common people, Bryan was often called "The Great Commoner", and because of his rhetorical power and early fame as the youngest presidential candidate, "The Boy Orator".