Asked by Zephyr Benedict

Which of the following was likely the best reason that John Woolman was an abolitionist?
A. the Dred Scott court decision
B. his Quaker religious beliefs
C. the speeches by William Lloyd Garrison
D. the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin

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B. his Quaker religious beliefs

John Woolman (1720–1772) was a Quaker who, guided by Quaker beliefs in equality and the "Inner Light," became an early abolitionist. The other choices (Dred Scott, Garrison, Uncle Tom’s Cabin) came long after Woolman’s lifetime.