Question

Chapter 6, pages 132-133, in Resource R1, describes how the abolitionists took an entirely different position than the supporters of slavery. Summarize how abolitionists defined and viewed slavery. Quote direct evidence from the text in the resource to support your summary.

Answer 1

on 1830's. A mercican abolitionists gained momentum in theêre battle end the age of slavercy. They belleved that slavery was a national sin, to and that was the morcal obligatoon of every Ifmerican to help eradicate of it from the Amerwcan' lande cape by greadually feeling the slaves and returning them to the Mad Americate. Norrtherneres and southervenpes jalike I did not support laboliteonest goals, believing that ante - slavery actoresm created economor Enetabelity & threatened the 'racial social Coredere. As the centewry progresses, breanches of abolitionc'rto movement become mord radia riadical, calling fore the immediate end of Slavery. Othere's view widely varied & disagreed on how to I achieve their aims. But abolitionists found enough streength en theire common alities - a belief en individual libercty and n a streong preotestant evangelical faith - to move theire agorda Oforeward. I