What Was the Significance of Theodore Weld's Arguments Concerning Slavery

question 29

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of Theodore Weld's arguments concerning slavery?

• A) By equating slavery with sin, he made abolition seem urgent.
• B) By equating blacks with Africans, he inspired the creation of the Colonization Society.
• C) By critiquing slavery using the language of natural rights, he created a new politically based argument for abolition.
• D) By suggesting that slavery was economically inefficient, he presented it as doomed to failure.
• E) By sharing his experiences as a slave in an eloquent and intelligent manner, he undermined the idea that blacks were intellectually inferior.

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