Where did the initial impetus for abolitionism come from? What was it a part of?
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should:
1. Relate that abolitionism or antislavery embodied two movements: first, a smaller, quieter, and more dramatic movement of blacks escaping slavery in the South before the American Revolution with the help of whites and free blacks.
2. Relate that the other antislavery movement included northern whites and blacks forming official organizations over time to prevent slavery.
3. Explain that the second antislavery movement included many more whites and was started by Quakers in the 1730s who relinquished their slave holding past.
4. Conclude that the second antislavery movement was rooted in the First and Second Great Awakenings' emphasis on Christian values reforming sinners and eradicating moral problems in America.
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