USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE WOMENS MOVEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The term, Abolitionist means ____
A
To aid slaveholders in capturing slaves.
B
To aid the end of slavery in the U.S. and create rights for former slaves.
C
To aid slavecatchers.
D
To aid how people should be treated better in the North.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An abolitionist, as the name implies, is a person who sought to abolish slavery during the 19th century. More specifically, these individuals sought the immediate and full emancipation of all enslaved people.

Detailed explanation-2: -: a person who wants to stop or abolish slavery.

Detailed explanation-3: -After the Civil War began in 1861, abolitionists rallied to the Union cause. They rejoiced when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, declaring the slaves free in many parts of the South. In 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in the country.

Detailed explanation-4: -13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery (1865)

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