A person who believes that slavery was wrong and worked to end it.

• A. Pacifist
• B. Activist
• C. Emancipator
• D. Abolitionist

Answer: (D)

Believing slavery was wrong and actively working to end it describes an abolitionist. Abolitionists argued that slavery is immoral and took concrete steps to stop it—writing, speaking out, helping enslaved people gain freedom, and supporting laws to end slavery. This makes abolitionist the best fit because it captures both the belief that slavery should end and the actions taken to bring that change. A pacifist focuses on avoiding violence in general, not specifically on ending slavery. An activist works for change in various areas, but the description points to ending slavery in particular. An emancipator refers to someone who frees enslaved people, which is the result of freedom, not the broader movement or belief that slavery is wrong. In U.S. history, abolitionists were key in pushing society toward ending slavery, a concept often explored in Virginia Studies.