12. What is the great act" referred to by Senator Sumner in this excerpt? * 6 points All men are created equal, says the great Declaration and now a
great act attests this verity. Today we make the Declaration a
reality. ... The Declaration was only half established by
Independence. The greatest duty remained behind. In assuring
the equal rights of all we complete the work.
--Senator Charles Sumner, 1870
O The addition of Hiram Rhodes Revels, an African-American man, to the U. S. Senate.
The Senate's readmission of the last Confederate state.
The election of the first woman to the U. S. Senate.
The Senate's acquittal of President Andrew Johnson.