SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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Question
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A)Which group was among the first to call for an end to slavery?
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American Indians, because they viewed the plight of slaves as similar to their own
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Quakers, because slavery contradicted their religious beliefs
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British loyalists, because Great Britain had ended the slave trade
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Puritans, because the New England economy did not rely on slavery
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Quakers were among the first white people to denounce slavery in the American colonies and Europe, and the Society of Friends became the first organization to take a collective stand against both slavery and the slave trade, later spearheading the international and ecumenical campaigns against slavery.
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