USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

WESTWARD EXPANSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An abolitionist was a person who-
A
fought for equality of Native Americans
B
fought for women’s rights
C
believed that slavery was wrong and immoral
D
fought for stronger immigration laws
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: -The abolitionist response seeks to restore both the criminal and the victim to full humanity, to lives of integrity and dignity in the community. Abolitionists advocate the least amount of coercion and intervention in an individual’s life and the maximum amount of care and services to all people in the society.

Detailed explanation-3: -Abolitionists believed slavery was morally wrong, some favored a gradual end to slavery, while others wanted to outlaw it all at once.

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