CLEP US History I

Answer: A - The Quakers had always opposed slavery, so as soon as a legal mechanism was created that could potentially abolish it, they were first in line. Even in the colonial era, the Quakers had been outspoken critics of slavery and forbade it in their communities. Their 1783 petition was ineffective, although it made it clear to the government (which was under the Articles of the Confederation at that time) that slavery would be a potentially divisive issue.