In the 1830s, How Did White Northern Abolitionists Attempt to Use

question 41

Multiple Choice

In the 1830s, how did white northern abolitionists attempt to use their powers of persuasion to convince people that slavery was evil and immoral?

• A) They published antislavery tracts and mailed millions of pieces of antislavery literature to the South.
• B) They sought to create an alliance with southern slave owners by offering to reimburse them for any slaves they freed.
• C) To gain southern support, they circulated petitions favoring the "gag rule."
• D) They spoke publicly against attempts to resettle former slaves in Liberia, where they would have no contact with Christianity.

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