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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Slavery and Abolition

Question 6 • NY-Global History and Geography II

Which statement summarizes Wilberforce’s main argument about why the trade of enslaved people should be abolished?

Answer
A
The trade of enslaved people is no longer necessary.
B
The trade of enslaved people is not profitable.
C
The trade of enslaved people is disorganized.
D
The trade of enslaved people is evil.

Explanation

Wilberforce argued that the slave trade was morally wrong because it involved cruelty and the suffering of enslaved people. His main case for abolition was that the trade was evil, not that it was unnecessary, unprofitable, or disorganized.

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