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This letter was written by a member of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
To Mr. T. D. Weld
Dear Sir:
"You have been appointed an agent of the American Anti-Slavery Society. . . . Our object is the overthrow of American slavery. We expect to accomplish this, mainly by showing to the public its true character . . . its denial of the first principles of religion, morals, and humanity. . . .
"You will teach everywhere, the great fundamental principle of IMMEDIATE ABOLITION, as the duty of all masters. . . . Insist principally on the SIN OF SLAVERY, because our main hope is in the consciences of men.
"The people of color ought at once to be emancipated and recognized as citizens, and their rights secured, equal in all respects to others, according to the fundamental principle laid down in the American Declaration of Independence."
Letters of Theodore Dwight Weld, Angelina Grimke Weld, and Sarah Grimke, Volume I (New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1934), 124-28.

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The writer of the letter assumed which of the following statements was true?

• A.Slavery was supported by the churches of America.
• B.Slavery was a subject that women should not discuss.
• C.Slavery was morally offensive to many Americans.
• D.Slavery could only be ended by violence.
• E.Slavery was supported by the Declaration of Independence.

"Victory Gardens" were small home and community vegetable gardens planted and maintained by patriotic citizens in the United States during World War II.

Together with home and community projects described in the passage, what did these gardens primarily encourage in the United States during World War II?

• A.thriftiness in a time of reckless wartime spending
• B.protests against the war in Europe, Africa, and Asia
• C.self-sufficiency in a time of war-caused shortages
• D.the desire of young people to enlist in the U.S. military
• E.individual efforts to increase family income

During the Neolithic period, some human groups changed from nomadic hunting and
gathering groups to settled farming communities.They began to make major changes in theirenvironments.They domesticated plants and animals that could supply a surplus of food.As a result, populations grew and groups established towns.Humans in these settled communities began to do different types of work: hunting, farming, weaving, and governing.
Humans at this time developed new technologies such as the wheel, farming tools, irrigation methods, and building materials.This set the stage for the development of civilization and the ability of humans to write.
Source: Adapted from Hitchens and Roupp, Barron's SAT II World History (Hauppage, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 1996), 11.
What single human accomplishment enabled humans to live in towns?

• A.religious expression
• B.writing about their lives
• C.making warm clothing
• D.traveling distances
• E.producing a food surplus

Which statement summarizes why people are not able to prevent famines?

• A.in poorly governed countries
• B.without any warning
• C.from conditions that are difficult to control
• D.in areas where few people live
• E.quickly before people can do anything to help

According to this viewpoint, why is Japan less likely to have problems with careless firestarters than is the United States?

• A.less harsh than imprisonment
• B.likely to show enough sympathy for the person
• C.the easiest way to deal with the problem
• D.a strong preventive measure
• E.considered inhumane in Japanese society