In 1856, the caning of _____
in the Senate chamber, in
response to his antislavery speech, deepened sectional divisions that,
2 years earlier, led to the creation of a new political coalition called
the _____
(1) Charles Sumner; Republican Party
(2) Stephen A. Douglas; Democratic Party
(3) Preston Brooks; Free Soil Party
(4) James Buchanan; Whig Party
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