On The Crime Against Kansas
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On the Crime Against Kansas
1. What is Senator Sumner saying is the "crime" against Kansas?
The crime that Senator Sumner is referring to is the inability of the citizens ofKansas to realize the harm being done to their state by allowing slavery to go on, the triumph of freedom, will become war—fratricidal, parricidal war. He criticizes the immorality of slavery by usingdifferent references throughout history trying to make the citizens realize that the path they are on will only lead to war and desolation.
2. How is he saying that the "crime" is SenatorButler's fault?
He says the crime is partially Senator Butler’s fault due to his inability to realize that what is being done is wrong. He also says that the Butler promises a state of freedom,but the state is run mostly by white men and merely 10 blacks.
3. List five reasons (FROM THE TEXT BELOW) that inspired Brooks to beat Sumner in the Senate.
1. He is outrage by thecurrent political situation “Not in plundered provinces or in the cruelties of selfish governors will you find its parallel”.
2. He is in rage of the way this “crime” began “Not in any common lustfor power did this uncommon tragedy have its origin.”
3. He is in fear of the war that might come “and the whole country, in all its extent—marshaling hostile divisions, and foreshadowing astrife which, unless happily averted by the triumph of freedom, will become war—fratricidal, parricidal war”.
4. He is repulsed by the way the minds of the citizens have been clouded with lies“tho polluted in the sight of the world”.
5. He is infuriated by the way the Senator lies openly with no shame and paying no attention to the real people in need “he misnames equality underthe Constitution—in other words, the full power in the national Territories to compel fellow men to unpaid toil, to separate husband and wife, and to sell little children at the auction block”.
On the Crime Against Kansas
1. What is Senator Sumner saying is the "crime" against Kansas?
The crime that Senator Sumner is referring to is the inability of the citizens ofKansas to realize the harm being done to their state by allowing slavery to go on, the triumph of freedom, will become war—fratricidal, parricidal war. He criticizes the immorality of slavery by usingdifferent references throughout history trying to make the citizens realize that the path they are on will only lead to war and desolation.
2. How is he saying that the "crime" is SenatorButler's fault?
He says the crime is partially Senator Butler’s fault due to his inability to realize that what is being done is wrong. He also says that the Butler promises a state of freedom,but the state is run mostly by white men and merely 10 blacks.
3. List five reasons (FROM THE TEXT BELOW) that inspired Brooks to beat Sumner in the Senate.
1. He is outrage by thecurrent political situation “Not in plundered provinces or in the cruelties of selfish governors will you find its parallel”.
2. He is in rage of the way this “crime” began “Not in any common lustfor power did this uncommon tragedy have its origin.”
3. He is in fear of the war that might come “and the whole country, in all its extent—marshaling hostile divisions, and foreshadowing astrife which, unless happily averted by the triumph of freedom, will become war—fratricidal, parricidal war”.
4. He is repulsed by the way the minds of the citizens have been clouded with lies“tho polluted in the sight of the world”.
5. He is infuriated by the way the Senator lies openly with no shame and paying no attention to the real people in need “he misnames equality underthe Constitution—in other words, the full power in the national Territories to compel fellow men to unpaid toil, to separate husband and wife, and to sell little children at the auction block”.
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