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The Abolitionist Movement — Quiz

Question 7 • US History

Which best defines emancipation ?

Answer
A
the practice of educating enslaved people
B
the freeing of all enslaved people
C
the end of the practice of slavery
D
the purchase of an enslaved person

Explanation

Emancipation means freeing people from slavery. Choice B, “the freeing of all enslaved people,” best matches that definition. Ending the practice of slavery is abolition, which is related but describes ending the institution rather than the act or process of freeing enslaved people.

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