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Senator Charles Sumner, an abolitionist leader before the Civil War and a powerful foe of conciliation toward states that had seceded after the war, considered his field to be "in morals, not politics." He is best remembered for surviving an attack by Representative Preston Brooks in 1856 during which Brooks beat Sumner with a cane on the Senate floor. Brooks' attack was a sign of the increasing hostility between the North and South in the years leading up to the Civil War.
I am not going to answer in a paragraph of 125 words, but I will give you the answer to the first question; The United States didn't want another country to fall to communism. They officially got involved after the attack of the Gulf of Tonkin (U.S destroyers were stationed there and a radio came in that said they had been fired upon by North Vietnamese forces). (45 words BTW).
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A. Political Elite
Explanation:
The Elite of the South were wealthy plantation owners who had political influence in state governments due to their immense amount of wealth.
The "Emancipation Manifesto" set serfs free and gave them land. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the third option. This manifesto was issued by Alexander and it contained 17 legislative acts that actually freed the serfs and provided them with lands. This gave the peasants the right to buy lands from their landlords.