Question

By saying all humans are "moral beings," Angelina Grimké was in a way extending what concept?
a. Thomas Jefferson’s concept that the United States was an "empire of liberty."
b. The Second Great Awakening idea that people had to choose whether they wanted salvation.
c. John Locke’s idea that all men had natural rights.
d. John Winthrop’s concept of Massachusetts as a "city on a hill."
e. Thomas Paine’s belief that the American colonies could win their independence.

Answer 1

Answer:

The good choice is:

c. John Locke’s idea that all men had natural rights.

Explanation:

Angelina Grimké was a fervent anti-abolitionist and a deeply religious person. In their writings ,she and sister Sarah questioned Bible arguments used by Southern pastors in some Evangelical churches to justify slavery of black people.