Contributor U.S. Library of Congress
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- 01-01-1839
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- Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade
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The “Abolition Frowned Down” political cartoon is a primary source on the use of the “gag rule” during the mid-1800s. The cartoon shows John Quincy Adams, then a U.S. Representative, struggling to overcome fierce opposition to discussing abolition in the U.S. Congress.
The “Abolition Frowned Down” political cartoon is a primary source on the use of the “gag rule” during the mid-1800s. The cartoon shows John Quincy Adams, then a U.S. Representative, struggling to overcome fierce opposition to discussing abolition in the U.S. Congress.
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U.S. History
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Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade
Abolition Frowned Down
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