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U.S. Marshals branded Jonathan Walker's hand with "SS." Why did slavery opponents say this meant "slave savior"?

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Jonathan Walker published essays in a public newspaper that denounced slavery, and many believed he saved the lives of runaway slaves.

Jonathan Walker was a powerful speaker and helped create the Anti-Slavery Society while he was a Methodist minister in Florida.

Jonathan Walker was a Baptist minister who was an important part of the Underground Railroad used by slaves to escape.

Jonathan Walker was a sea captain who helped resistance efforts by transporting escaped slaves to freedom.

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Question 21 pts
(07.03 LC)

During resistance efforts, how did Elijah Parish Lovejoy die?

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He was an escaped slave who also spoke out against slavery, and he was caught and hanged for his defiant opposition.

He was a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, and when law enforcement entered his home to arrest him, he resisted and was shot to death.

He was a sea captain who helped slaves escape, and U.S. Marshals arrested him and later hung him in Pensacola, Florida.

He was a minister who owned printing presses used to print anti-slavery messages, and he died protecting one of his presses from an angry mob.

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Question 31 pts
(07.03 MC)

How were William Lloyd Garrison and the Rev. Elijah Lovejoy alike?

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Both lived in Boston and were Underground Railroad conductors.

Both were killed for their involvement in the abolitionist movement.

Both used their houses as Underground Railroad stations and risked their lives for slaves.

Both printed newspapers with antislavery messages in the North.

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Here are the answers to your questions based on historical context:

**Question 1:**
Why did slavery opponents say Jonathan Walker's branding meant "slave savior"?

- **Answer:** Jonathan Walker was a sea captain who helped resistance efforts by transporting escaped slaves to freedom.

**Question 2:**
During resistance efforts, how did Elijah Parish Lovejoy die?

- **Answer:** He was a minister who owned printing presses used to print anti-slavery messages, and he died protecting one of his presses from an angry mob.

**Question 3:**
How were William Lloyd Garrison and the Rev. Elijah Lovejoy alike?

- **Answer:** Both printed newspapers with antislavery messages in the North.

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