Question

How did the movement to abolish slavery contribute to the subsequent movement to expand women’s rights? Select all that apply.
A. Prohibited from publicly speaking at abolition events, female proponents of abolition formed the first convention for women’s rights.
B. Demands for full equality for newly freed slaves evolved into demands by middle class men for full equality for women.
C. Passage of the 15th Amendment contributed to demands by female abolition activists for female suffrage.
D. The success of the movement to abolish slavery convinced southern voters to support suffrage for married women.

Answer 1

The correct options are: A - C

Abolitionism is a doctrine that defends the annulment of laws, precepts or customs that are considered as offensive to ethical and moral principles. The term was applied mainly to the current that advocated the abolition of slavery. It has total relation with the eighteenth-nineteenth century liberalism, although abolitionists had already emerged in previous centuries, such as the religious Francisco José de Jaca and Epifanio de Moirans, among others.

Answer 2

Answer:A & C

Explanation: A and C are correct. Just took the test.