https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2 Sumner Brooks Scandal en-us 2020-10-16 00:14:53 UTC 2025-12-11 16:14:50 UTC hello@padlet.com elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834298163 Brooks assaulted Sumner with a cane so hard that it shattered.  ]]> 2020-10-16 00:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834298163 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834299061 The Sumner-Brooks scandal represented the extreme tension between the North and South through the personal and political connections people had with their side. ]]> 2020-10-16 00:18:20 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834299061 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834304824 2020-10-16 00:21:21 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834304824 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834321132 2020-10-16 00:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834321132 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834325213 2020-10-16 00:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834325213 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834465760 2020-10-16 01:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834465760 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834467282 A Senator from South Carolina]]> 2020-10-16 01:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834467282 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834505965 On May 22nd, 1856 Preston Brooks assaulted Charles Sumner, in the senate chamber with his cane.  ]]> 2020-10-16 02:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834505965 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834513820 https://www.history.com/news/8-early-american-political-scandals 

]]> 2020-10-16 02:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834513820 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834553082 The Kansas-Nebraska act was passed with caused lots of debate regarding slavery. Charles Sumner made a speech in which he insulted Brooks' uncle who helped to create the act]]> 2020-10-16 02:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834553082 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834673668 Sumner was in the hospital for roughly 3 years. Brooks resigned for a short amount of time and had to pay fines but shortly after returned to politics. Both men were seen as hero's in their respective states for defending their perspectives and op ions. ]]> 2020-10-16 03:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834673668 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834678366 2020-10-16 03:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834678366 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834678936 2020-10-16 03:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834678936 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834680579 2020-10-16 03:44:42 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834680579 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834704479 2020-10-16 04:01:34 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834704479 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834713551 2020-10-16 04:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834713551 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834714575 2020-10-16 04:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834714575 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834715072 This assault was a representation of the disputes between the two sides. Two sides disagreed on an argument and it turned violent. On a small scale it was Brooks attacking Sumner physically in response to Sumner's verbal attack but on a larger scale the North and South went to war over the issue of slavery. ]]> 2020-10-16 04:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834715072 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834774714 People continuously overlooked the extreme violence in this situation because they wanted a hero. They preferred to ignore the negative aspects of this situation and focus on the idea that Brooks was standing up for his beliefs and family like a good politician should.]]> 2020-10-16 04:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834774714 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834775377 A hero that could be used as propaganda to support their side of the coming war and the disputes over slavery. ]]> 2020-10-16 04:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834775377 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834777299 The fact that Brooks was standing up for his family is an arguable point that he had good intentions. They justified his actions as morally correct since it helped them to protest the Kansas act that they did not agree with as well as the antislavery movement in general that they didn't agree with. ]]> 2020-10-16 04:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834777299 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834781648 The scandal was political because it related to the larger tension between the north and south. The whole thing began as a result of Sumner responding to a political statement regarding the Kansas-Nebraska act. Additionally, both men were senators and the altercation happened on the House floor. ]]> 2020-10-16 05:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834781648 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834782578 The fact that both men were senators is very important because jobs were to represent the people in their states. As a result, their actions directly reflect onto these people and are supposed to mimic their will.  When considered like this the attack is more then just personal and is really just another step toward the impending war. ]]> 2020-10-16 05:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834782578 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834788287 This small scandal was a representation of a larger issue within their society: The battle of slavery between the North and South. From this we can learn the significance a single event can have and the overall connect to larger issues. When objectively looking at a situation we can make connection between small events and larger more important ones in current life too. ]]> 2020-10-16 05:06:06 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834788287 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834794427 Despite not being expelled by the House Brooks still resigned. This altercation fined him and made him a hero in South Carolina. In the time between his resignation and reelection people supported him by donating the money to pay his fine and giving him social invitations. ]]> 2020-10-16 05:11:23 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834794427 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834796421 Initially Sumner spent 3 years recovering from his injuries. Following that, he became chairmanship of the Foreign Relations Committee which became very important to him. Throughout the rest of his political career he continued to oppose slavery. The assault arguably made him more determined than before. For example after the civil war he wanted all states to have equal voting for black men when they rejoined the union.]]> 2020-10-16 05:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834796421 elakeyster https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834798335 Sumner insulted Andrew Butler a House Representative from South Carolina and Brooks' uncle. Butler was sick at the time of Summers' insult which likely made them more personal and offensive to Brooks. ]]> 2020-10-16 05:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/elakeyster/pvb8irwanpwtu9r2/wish/834798335