Question

What was the Gag Rule?

A. a law that prohibited the debate and discussion of slavery in Congress

B. a law that prohibited bringing new slaves into any part of the United States

C. a law that prohibited African Americans from learning to read

D. a law that prohibited the production of abolitionist newspapers

Answer 1

gag rule of, 1837. At the start of each Congress, the house of representatives adopts rules of operation . one such rule prohibited representatives from introducing petitions opposing slavery . the rule , protested by John Quincy Adams, stood from 1836 to 1844

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Answer 2

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aaw that prohibited the debate and discussion of slavery in congress