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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Changing Abolitionism

Question 6 • (MACS) 2021 NY-US History CR Summer Quarter 1

Why does Mrs. Bird think she should break the law?

Answer
A
She does not know anything about politics.
B
The Bible says that slavery is wrong.
C
Obeying the law would force her to reject what the Bible tells her to do.

Explanation

Mrs. Bird believes she must help people in need, as the Bible teaches. Obeying a law that forbids her from helping a fugitive would make her go against that religious duty, so she thinks she should break the law. Choice C best expresses her conflict.

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