Chapter 10

Quiz for Document 10-6: Calvin Colton, Abolition a Sedition (1839)

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Question 1

In his work Abolition a Sedition, Calvin Colton suggests that which of the following factors poses the most serious threat to the health and survival of the American republic?A. The persistence of slavery
B. Slave revolts
C. “Amalgamation”
D. Abolitionism

Question 2

According to Colton, the American Anti-Slavery Society gained an unfair advantage in the public argument over slavery byA. controlling the executive branch and the federal judiciary.
B. frightening people and warning of armed revolt.
C. raising money and paying off their political opponents.
D. superior organization and appeals to moral sentiments.

Question 3

What segment of society is Colton most likely trying to appeal to with his argument against the abolitionist position?A. Abolitionists who might be convinced of the error of their ideology.
B. Northerners concerned about the collapse of the Union and public disorder.
C. Southern slave-owning planters concerned about losing their slave property.
D. Southern poor white farmers concerned about losing their relative social standing.