Which statement about abolition is supported by the passages?

Which statement about abolition is supported by the passages?

• A. They call for the abolition of slavery.
• B. They argue for regulated slavery.
• C. They avoid the topic.
• D. They encourage colonization.

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is whether the passages push to end slavery rather than tolerate or redirect it. In these texts, abolition is presented as the aim, with arguments that slavery is unjust and incompatible with principles of liberty and equal rights. You can see explicit calls for emancipation and for changing laws and practices to bring slavery to an end, showing that the writers want abolition, not preservation or modification of the system. The other possibilities don’t align with what the passages emphasize: advocating regulated slavery still accepts the institution and its harms, avoiding the topic would ignore the central issue at hand, and while colonization appears in some abolitionist debates, the passages in question center on ending slavery itself.

The main idea here is whether the passages push to end slavery rather than tolerate or redirect it. In these texts, abolition is presented as the aim, with arguments that slavery is unjust and incompatible with principles of liberty and equal rights. You can see explicit calls for emancipation and for changing laws and practices to bring slavery to an end, showing that the writers want abolition, not preservation or modification of the system. The other possibilities don’t align with what the passages emphasize: advocating regulated slavery still accepts the institution and its harms, avoiding the topic would ignore the central issue at hand, and while colonization appears in some abolitionist debates, the passages in question center on ending slavery itself.