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Rise of Abolitionism

Question 5 • Survey of U.S. History - SS3313 IC

One demand of the abolition movement in the 1800s was

Answer
A
the immediate freeing of all enslaved people.
B
the gradual freeing of some enslaved people.
C
an increase in the trade of enslaved Africans.
D
a restoration of the trade of enslaved Africans.

Explanation

Abolitionists sought to abolish slavery, and many demanded the immediate emancipation of all enslaved people. Gradual emancipation was a different approach, while increasing or restoring the trade in enslaved Africans would have expanded slavery rather than ended it. The correct choice is the immediate freeing of all enslaved people.

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