USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

WOMENS SUFFRAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Abolitionism means
A
a movement to end slavery
B
women’s right to vote movement
C
a movement to end the right of men to vote
D
Wilmington Race Riot
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Abolitionism, or the abolitionist movement, is the movement to end slavery. In Western Europe and the Americas, abolitionism was a historic movement that sought to end the Atlantic slave trade and liberate the enslaved people, which eventually spread to eradicate slavery from the entire world.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -: principles or measures promoting the abolition especially of slavery.

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

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