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?

Answer 1

Seward is brainwashing Northerners into believing slavery should be abolished.

Answer 2

Answer:

Seward is brainwashing Northerners into believing slavery should be abolished.

Explanation:

According to a different source, these are the options that are included in this question:

• 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.

In his speech, Jefferson Davis discusses his feelings when it comes to slavery. As a Confederate politican and plantation owner, Davis believed that slavery was morally and economically right. He also believed that the states had the right to leave the Union if they believed this to be in their interest. Moreover, in this speech, Davis argues that William H. Seward is brainwashing Northerners into believing that slavery should be abolished.