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The "gag rule" of 1837 prevented which issue from being discussed or debated in the House of Representatives?

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Abolition
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Secession
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Reform
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Censorship
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Taxation
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Solution

The correct option is A Abolition

The Gag rule of 1837 prevented Abolition issue from being discussed or debated in the House of Representatives. The proslavery faction of Congress passed the gag rule in secret, then confronted the antislavery faction with the accomplished fact. The Gag Rule was a legislative regulation that limited discussion or debate on an a particular issue. Between 1836 and 1844, the United States House of Representatives adopted a series of resolutions and regulations that banned petitions calling for the Abolition of Slavery - these directives were referred to as the Gag Rule as they suppressed discussion of issues involving slavery.


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