Question

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this speech. Reread Paragraph 4 from Jefferson Davis’s speech before the Mississippi Legislature. Which statement most accurately states a claim Davis makes about William H. Seward’s argument against slavery? Seward is claiming Southerners and Northerners should each make their own laws. Seward is brainwashing Northerners into believing slavery should be abolished. Seward is telling the North and the South to work as one to improve the Union. Seward is trying to frighten people by saying slaves will take over the Union.

Answer 1

Seward is brainwashing Northerners into believing slavery should be abolished.

Answer 2

The statement most accurately states a claim Davis makes about William H. Seward’s argument against slavery is the following: Seward is brainwashing Northerners into believing slavery should be abolished.

The whole speech is about slavery. About supporting the practice and not letting it be abolished. In fact, Davis was a slave owner, so he was a fervent defender of slavery.