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Which of the following describes William Lloyd Garrison?

A
He was a former enslaved person who became a speaker.
B
He organized the Pennsylvania Abolitionist Society.
C
He was one of the leaders of the Second Great Awakening.
D
He founded the abolitionist newspaper the Liberator.
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In 1688, slavery was condemned in a resolution written by

A
formerly enslaved people.
B
colonial governors.
C
Christian ministers.
D
German Quakers.
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Which group began the abolition movement in the United States?

A
small farmers who did not want to compete with large plantation owners
B
Southern politicians who did not want to create division within the Union
C
Quakers and other reformers who felt slavery was wrong
D
overseers who disapproved of the practice of physical punishment
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Which of the following best describes a difference between enslaved people in cities and those on plantations in the 1800s?

A
Enslaved people in cities were not considered to be property, while enslaved people on plantations were thought of as property.
B
Enslaved people in cities often kept some of their wages, while enslaved people on plantations never saw any of the money they made for their owners.
C
Enslaved people on plantations could learn a trade or a skill, while enslaved people in cities were thought of as unskilled labor.
D
Enslaved people on plantations did less manual labor, while enslaved people in cities spent many more hours doing backbreaking work.
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Which of the following describes a common experience for enslaved families?

A
Children usually were set free even if their parents remained enslaved.
B
Slave owners tried their best to keep married couples together.
C
Slave owners tried their best to keep parents and children together.
D
Family members often were sold away and separated from one another.
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Which of the following best describes the link between the Second Great Awakening and the abolition movement?

A
The Second Great Awakening helped spark the abolition movement.
B
The abolition movement helped spark the Second Great Awakening.
C
The Second Great Awakening denounced the abolition movement.
D
The abolition movement denounced the Second Great Awakening.
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Which of the following explains one way William Lloyd Garrison spread his views on slavery?

A
He wrote speeches condemning abolitionists and the reform movement.
B
He formed an organization that worked to support the practice of slavery.
C
He founded an organization known as the American Anti-Slavery Society.
D
He wrote an autobiography about his life as an enslaved person.
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As a result of the Second Great Awakening, many reformers began to view slavery as

A
beneficial for enslaved workers.
B
an economic necessity.
C
sinful and inhumane.
D
a social, not religious, concern.
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Founded in 1833, the American Anti-Slavery Society

A
received overwhelmingly positive support.
B
adopted resolutions and sent petitions to Congress.
C
was opposed by activist William Lloyd Garrison.
D
held meetings in private out of fear of reprisals.
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Abolitionists of the early 1800s were influenced by the

A
First Great Awakening.
B
Second Great Awakening.
C
rise of cotton.
D
decline of cotton.

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