Question 9 • 23.0617055 ECSD GA-Literature and Composition II CR
Read the two passages from Sugar Changed the World.The abolitionists were brilliant. They created the most effective public relations campaign in history, inventing techniques that we use to this day. When he spoke, Clarkson brandished whips and handcuffs used on slaves; he published testimonials from sailors and ship doctors who described the atrocities and punishments on slave ships. When Olaudah Equiano published his memoir, he educated his readers about the horrors of the slave trade. And th
Answer
A
Abolitionists used powerful speeches and presentations to engage people and persuade them to join the abolitionists’ cause.
P
People objected to the cruelty of involuntary servitude, but King George III had economic reasons for ending the trading of enslaved people.
M
Most people in England did not care whether thousands of enslaved people suffered as long as sugar remained plentiful.
T
The abolitionists' tremendous efforts showed that making moral arguments to support political movements were not successful.
Explanation
The passage describes how abolitionists used vivid, persuasive methods to influence the public: Clarkson showed whips and handcuffs, shared accounts of cruelty from sailors and ship doctors, and Equiano published his memoir. These examples support the idea that powerful presentations and speeches helped engage people and persuade them to support abolition. Choice A best captures that point.
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