Read the passages. Note that at the time the terms "slavery” and "slaveholder” were commonly used, though today the terms "enslavement "and "enslaver” are preferred. Passage 1: Susan B. Anthony, Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian, by Alma Lutz She watched the lively bitter presidential campaign with interest and concern. The new Republican party was in the contest, offering its first presidential candidate, the colorful hero and explorer of the far West, John C. Frémont. She had leanings toward this virile young party which stood firmly against the extension of slavery in the territories, and discussed its platform with Elizabeth and Henry B. Stanton, both enthusiastically for "Frémont and Freedom." Yet she was distrustful of political parties, for they eventually yielded to expediency, no matter how high their purpose at the start. Her ideal was the Garrisonian doctrine, "No Union with Slaveholders" and "Immediate Unconditional Emancipation," which courageously faced the "whole question" of slavery. There was no compromise among Garrisonians. Passage 2: Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Compiled from Her Letters and Journals, by Charles Edward Stowe A member of Mrs. Stowe's family well remembers the scene in the little parlor in Brunswick when the letter alluded to was received. Mrs. Stowe herself read it aloud to the assembled family, and when she came to the passage, "I would write something that would make this whole nation feel what an accursed thing slavery is," Mrs. Stowe rose up from her chair, crushing the letter in her hand, and with an expression on her face that stamped itself on the mind of her child, said: "I will write something. I will if I live." Which statement best synthesizes information from these passages? Both Anthony and Stowe were staunchly opposed to enslavement. Anthony and Stowe did not trust Republicans to make enslavement illegal. Both Anthony and Stowe supported the new Republican Party. Anthony and Stowe were writers who hoped to influence others to end enslavement.



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