The gag rule of 1836 was passed by the house of Representatives. The purpose of this was to prevent any discussion of abolishing slavery.
It prohibited the reading of any antislavery petitions in the House. It caused a lot of conflict before the Civil War.
stipulated that antislavery petitions received by the House would be automatically tabled.
1836
The gag rule of 1836 was passed by the house of Representatives. The purpose of this was to prevent any discussion of abolishing slavery.
It was repealed in 1844
im soooo sure that it is gag rule :Di agree. aka Gag Resolution
gag resolution
Gag Resolution
The strict rule passed by pro-southern congressmen in 1836 that prohibited all discussion of slavery was called a gag rule. A congressman that tried to talk about slavery could then be fined for disobeying the rule.
Petitions to Congress by abolitionists caused the Gag Rule of 1835..
gag rule
At the time, large anti-slavery forces and sentiment arose in the United States. People felt they had the right to petition according the the 1st Amendment which granted freedom of speech, press and petition. The Gag Rule meant that Congress refused to hear petitions related to slavery and the slave trade, and all such petitions were tabled for about a decade. The rule or resolution was partly implemented to reduce "junk mail".Americans revolted against the Gag Resolution, claiming they had the right to petition Congress and that the gag rule attacked their fundamental constitutional rights
Because they were a kinky bunch.
A law that prohibited the debate and discussion of slavery in Congress.