What Was the Greatest Accomplishment of the Abolitionists by 1840

question 84

Multiple Choice

What was the greatest accomplishment of the abolitionists by 1840?

• A) getting all slaves freed
• B) helping free, on average, 5,000 slaves a year
• C) getting Abraham Lincoln elected president
• D) making slavery a prominent topic of conversation
• E) gaining the right to vote for women

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