What fact about the Quakers is used in this module to explain why many became associated with early opposition to slavery in the English colonies?
a) The Quakers are associated with nonviolence, and reformers argued that violence defiled those who committed it.
b) The Quakers have a very democratic decision-making process which contrasts with the master-slave relationship.
c) The Quakers were primarily located in Pennsylvania and the text notes that this colony outlawed slavery early in its history.
d) The Quakers were persecuted in parts of Europe.
Answer: a
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