11. Document Projects for Exploring American Histories, Document Project 11: Debating Abolition

**Quiz for Document 11.2: Angelina Grimké, Appeal to the Christian Women of the South (1836)**

Quiz for Document 11.2: Angelina Grimké, Appeal to the Christian Women of the South (1836)

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1. Which of the following points does Angelina Grimké emphasize to appeal to her readers specifically as women?

She asserts that women’s status in American society is like that of slaves on the plantation.

She proposes that they think of slaveholders as Satan and slaves as Jesus.

She argues that women and children are like men’s domesticated animals.

She suggests that they consider whether they would willingly enslave their children.

2. Which of the following assumptions lies at the foundation of Angelina Grimké’s analysis of slavery as she expresses it in this document?

Women are morally superior to men.

Men are naturally dominant over women.

White and black people are fundamentally the same.

Slave owners can never be redeemed in the eyes of God.

3. What does this document suggest was the primary motivation for Angelina Grimké’s embrace of abolitionist ideas?

Her experiences as a woman

Her experiences as a mother

Her religious beliefs

Her commitment to republican ideals

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