The Abolitionists of the 1830s

question 99

Multiple Choice

The abolitionists of the 1830s

• A)were all members of the Quaker faith.
• B)advocated a bloody civil war to punish slave owners.
• C)encouraged the admission of the free state of Texas to the union.
• D)persuaded the majority of northern citizens to oppose slavery.
• E)were an active and influential minority within the reform movements of the era.

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