The Enlightenment in England – Modern Humanities Practice Test

The central idea is how abolition arguments move from personal appeal to structural change. Sancho’s request is framed as a humble plea for aid—an appeal to mercy and charity from individuals who might sympathize. It centers on relief within the existing social order, inviting private compassion rather than challenging the system as a whole.

Ottobah Cugoano, on the other hand, argues for immediate abolition as a matter of rights and justice. He treats slavery as a systemic wrong and pushes for public policy and legal reforms to end the slave trade and slavery itself, rather than relying on individual benevolence.

So the best answer captures this contrast: Sancho humbly asks for help, while Cugoano calls for immediate policy changes about slavery.