Question

Which statement accurately describes the scene shown in the political cartoon?
Representative Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner because Sumner refused to support the abolitionist cause.
Representative Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner because they were political rivals from the South.
Representative Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner because Sumner insulted other senators who supported the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision.
Representative Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner because Sumner insulted other senators for supporting the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Answer 1

The statement that accurately describes the scene shown in the political cartoon is:

**Representative Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner because Sumner insulted other senators for supporting the Kansas-Nebraska Act.**

Brooks attacked Sumner in 1856 in response to a speech Sumner gave in which he criticized the Kansas-Nebraska Act and insulted pro-slavery senators, including Brooks's cousin. This violent incident exemplified the intense conflict over slavery in the United States at that time.