Angelina Grimké and the Fight Against Slavery

What was Angelina Grimké's background?

• She was born into a poor family.

• She was a slave.

• She was a merchant's daughter.

• She was part of South Carolina's aristocracy.

How did the Grimké family handle simple tasks like passing the salt?

• Their personal slaves handled it.

• They ignored such tasks.

• They used a bell to call for service.

• They asked each other directly.

What was Angelina's initial reason for opposing slavery?

• She wanted to free the slaves.

• She was influenced by her friends.

• She was concerned about the white masters' fate.

• She wanted to move to the North.

Who did Angelina confront about the whipping of a slave?

• Her father

• Her sister

• Her brother

• Her mother

What did Angelina believe about slavery and sin?

• Slavery was a personal choice.

• Slavery was a necessary evil.

• Slavery was a sin and God would punish slaveholders.

• Slavery was beneficial for the economy.

How did Angelina's mother respond to her concerns about slavery?

• She punished Angelina.

• She told Angelina to mind her own business.

• She ignored Angelina.

• She agreed with Angelina.

What did Angelina's mother say about her own soul?

• It would be judged by Angelina.

• It would be judged by the Lord.

• It was already saved.

• It was not important.

What was Angelina's mother's stance on Christian feelings?

• She had Christian feelings but felt tested by Angelina.

• She had no Christian feelings.

• She thought Christian feelings justified slavery.

• She believed Christian feelings were irrelevant.

What did Angelina insist was her duty?

• To move to the North.

• To support her family.

• To become a slaveholder.

• To bear testimony against slavery.

How did Angelina's mother want to handle her own and Henry's souls?

• She wanted Angelina to handle them.

• She wanted the church to handle them.

• She wanted to handle them herself.

• She wanted to ignore them.