Question

read the two passages from anne changed the world. the abolitionists were brilliant. they created the most effective public relations campaign in history, inventing techniques that we use to this day. when he spoke, clarkson brandished whips and handcuffs used on slaves; he published testimonials from sailors and ship doctors who described the atrocities and punishments on slave ships. when churchch esquise published his essays, he spoke first to readers about the horrors of the slave trade. and then, when the english began to understand what slavery really was, clarkson and others organized what we would call a boycott of the blood - sweetened beverage. slave labor was valuable because it produced cheap sugar that everyone wanted to buy. but if people stopped buying that sugar, the whole slave system would collapse. in the years leading up to the american
which claim do both passages support?

• abolitionists used powerful speeches and presentations to engage people and persuade them to join the abolitionists cause.
• people objected to the cruelty of involuntary servitude, but king george iii had economic reasons for ending the trading of enslaved people.
• most people in england did not care whether thousands of enslaved people suffered as long as sugar remained plentiful.
• the abolitionists tremendous efforts showed that making moral arguments to support political movements were not successful.

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option A: The first passage says abolitionists (like Clarkson, Equiano) used speeches, testimonials, etc. to engage people (e.g., Clarkson's speeches, Equiano's memoirs to tell about slave trade horrors). The second passage's context (about abolitionist efforts) would align with using such methods to persuade people to join the cause.
2. Analyze Option B: The passages don't mention King George III's economic reasons for ending slave trading. The first passage focuses on abolitionists' PR campaigns, the second on sugar/slave system. Eliminate B.
3. Analyze Option C: The first passage shows abolitionists' efforts to make people care (by exposing slave trade horrors), so "most people didn't care" is opposite. Eliminate C.
4. Analyze Option D: The abolitionists' efforts (using moral arguments via speeches, testimonials) were part of a successful campaign (led to boycott, etc.), so "moral arguments not successful" is wrong. Eliminate D.

Answer:

A. Abolitionists used powerful speeches and presentations to engage people and persuade them to join the abolitionists’ cause.