USA HISTORY

LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861

SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was a weakness of the American Colonization Society?
A
Nobody had heard of them
B
Nobody trusted them
C
African Americans didn’t want to go to Africa
D
African Americans didn’t want to go to Canada
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What was one of the weaknesses of the American Colonization Society? People could not clearly understand the principles of the Society. The Society was not able to obtain support from Congress.

Detailed explanation-2: -The African-American community and the abolitionist movement overwhelmingly opposed the project. In most cases, African Americans’ families had lived in the United States for generations, and their prevailing sentiment was that they were no more African than white Americans were European.

Detailed explanation-3: -What were two weaknesses of the American Colonization Society? It did not stop the growth of slavery, and most African Americans did not want to go to Africa.

Detailed explanation-4: -The American Colonization Society (ACS) was formed in 1817 to send free African-Americans to Africa as an alternative to emancipation in the United States.

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