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This letter was written by a member of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
To Mr. T. D. Weld Dear Sir:
"You have been appointed an agent of the American Anti-Slavery Society. . . . Our object is the overthrow of American slavery. We expect to accomplish this, mainly by showing to the public its true character . . . its denial of the first principles of religion, morals, and humanity. . . .
"You will teach everywhere, the great fundamental principle of IMMEDIATE ABOLITION, as the duty of all masters. . . . Insist principally on the SIN OF SLAVERY, because our main hope is in the consciences of men.
"The people of color ought at once to be emancipated and recognized as citizens, and their rights secured, equal in all respects to others, according to the fundamental principle laid down in the American Declaration of Independence."
Letters of Theodore Dwight Weld, Angelina Grimke Weld, and Sarah Grimke, Volume I (New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1934), 124C28.
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Based on the map, residents of which area of the country would have most strongly
protested the ideas expressed in the letter?
A . Southeast and Gulf Coast
B . Oregon Territory and the Northwest
C . California
D . Minnesota Territory
E . unorganized territory
Answer: A
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