6.)During resistance efforts, how did Elijah Parish Lovejoy die?
A.)He was an escaped slave who also speak out against slavery, & he was caught & hanged for his defiant opposition.
B.)He was a sea caption who helped slaves escape, & U.S Marshals arrested him & later hung him in pensacola, Florida
C.)He was a "conductor" on the underground railroad, & when law enforcement entered his home to arrest him, he resisted & was shot to death.
D.)He was a minister who owned printing presses used to print anti-slavery messages, & he died protecting one of his presses from an angry mob.
And your answer is?
what is your choice
i think d but my sister says im wrong its b, please tell me shes right
D is correct.
http://www.altonweb.com/history/lovejoy/
The answer to this question is D.) 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.
Elijah Parish Lovejoy was a prominent abolitionist in the United States during the early 19th century. He was a minister and journalist who used his printing presses to publish articles and pamphlets advocating for the abolition of slavery. His work faced opposition and hostility from pro-slavery factions.
To protect his printing presses, Lovejoy moved them from St. Louis, Missouri to Alton, Illinois. However, his efforts to spread anti-slavery messages continued to irk and inflame local residents who supported slavery. On November 7, 1837, a pro-slavery mob attacked Lovejoy's warehouse where he had installed his printing press.
In an attempt to defend his press, Lovejoy and his supporters fought off the mob. Tragically, during the confrontation, Lovejoy was shot multiple times and died from his injuries. His death served as a rallying cry for the abolitionist movement and further fueled the tensions surrounding the issue of slavery in the United States.