USA HISTORY

SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861

UNCLE TOMS CABIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
People who were against slavery were called
A
Abolitionists
B
Feminists
C
Unionists
D
None of the above
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: -Thomas Paine’s 1775 article “African Slavery in America” was one of the first to advocate abolishing slavery and freeing slaves.

Detailed explanation-3: -abolitionism, also called abolition movement, (c. 1783–1888), in western Europe and the Americas, the movement chiefly responsible for creating the emotional climate necessary for ending the transatlantic slave trade and chattel slavery.

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