Lesson 2, HW, Reading Comp. Passage 12, #26

[ellenb]

Dear Powerscore,

For this passage I got most of them right except for a few questions. For #26 please let me know, why C is wrong and why A is the right answer?



Thanks

Ellen

[Jacques Lamothe]

Hi Ellen,

Answer (C) is incorrect because neither Eltis nor Drescher talk about the important of the abolitionists' moral vision. Lines 10-15 mention that Drescher rejected the view that the moral interest of abolitionists drove the anti-slavery movement and the paragraphs about David Eltis focus almost entirely on the way in which economic development made forced labor seem unattractive. Neither writer is characterized as thinking the abolitionists played a vital role.

The passages does suggest that both writers agree that the abolition of slavery was supported by people of all classes. Drescher's view that the abolitionist movement cut across class lines is mentioned in lines 13-16. Eltis' view described in lines 53-65 suggest that a broad cultural shift occurred as the economy shifted to voluntary labor. He mentions that both employers (line56) and British leaders (line 62) came to sort the abolitionist agenda. This all suggests that the passage most strongly supports agreement between the mentioned authors on answer choice (A)

I hope this helps!

Jacques