Vocab Booster SAT Textbook Vocabulary, Reading Unit 1 Practice, p. 20-2

When news reached the abolitionists that their mailers had been violently seized and burned, Northerners demanded the Federal Government take action. (p. 20, l. 54-8).

The apparent intention had been to peacefully advocate for the abolition of slavery. (p. 20, l. 12-3)

On the one hand, the documents were United States mail, and as such, should have been afforded the same safe passage as any other mail. (p. 20, l. 28-30)

On the other hand, Huger reportedly feared that these periodicals might inflame Southern animosity, motivating vigilantes to begin intercepting mail shipments. (p. 20, l. 30-4)

Benedict hoped to fuel the movement by appealing directly to Southerners, imploring them to reconsider their positions on the issue of slavery. (p. 20, l. 20-2).

Jackson and Amos Kendall enthusiastically asserted the unassailable rights of each state to determine whether correspondence is suitable for distribution within its boundaries. (p. 22, q. 8, answer B)

The bags, which had originated in New York, were packed to capacity with abolitionist mailings, marking the first ever mass mailing campaign in United States history. (p. 20, l. 8-11)

This opening salvo took the form of a half dozen bulging canvas bags arriving to the Charleston branch of the United States Post Office. (p. 20, l. 5-8)

...the Southern effort to censor the US mail ultimately mobilized opposition to slavery. (p. 22, q. 10, answer A)

Thus, the United States government implemented its first mass surveillance and censorship campaign. (p. 20, l. 76-8)

With that in mind, Jackson instructed Amos Kendall...to issue a statement...while proposing a minor compromise that would have allowed for the delivery of abolitionist mail only to registered subscribers. (p. 20, l. 64-71)

(p. 21, q. 6, answer D)

In fairness to Huger, it is possible that this had not been his intended result; however, it cannot be overlooked that this turn provided a most convenient relief to his immediate conundrum. (p. 20, l. 50-4)

Jackson deferred to Amos Kendall, who enacted policies that neither side found acceptable. (p. 22, q. 8, answer D).

With that in mind, Jackson instructed Amos Kendall...to issue a statement that in effect allowed Southern states broad discretion as to whether to deliver mail they deemed objectionable... (p. 20, l. 64-8)

(p. 21, q. 6, answer C)

...the only things taken were the sacks of "suspicious" mail, which the men used to ignite a bonfire, much to the delight of nearly two thousand spectators...who cheered as the mail was used to ignite effigies of three prominent Northern abolitionists. (p. 20, l. 44-50)

Jackson deferred to Amos Kendall, who enacted policies that neither side found acceptable. (p. 22, q. 8, answer D).

In today's era of social media and 24-hour cable news, it is impossible for anyone to imagine that censorship could effectively allow an injustice on the scale of slavery to persist for very long at all. (p. 20, l. 78-81)

When news reached the abolitionists that their mailers had been violently seized and burned, Northerners demanded the Federal Government take action. (p. 20, l. 54-8).

He [President Andrew Jackson] harbored Southern sympathies and was hostile to abolitionist causes. (p. 20, l. 60-2)

He [President Andrew Jackson] harbored Southern sympathies and was hostile to abolitionist causes. (p. 20, l. 60-2)

...the theft and destruction of the mail under Albert Huger's supervision directly brought about the hostilities at Fort Sumpter. (p. 22, q. 10, answer B)

Thus, the United States government implemented its first mass surveillance and censorship campaign. (p. 20, l. 76-8)

Benedict hoped to fuel the movement by appealing directly to Southerners, imploring them to reconsider their positions on the issue of slavery. (p. 20, l. 20-2).

(p. 21, q. 2, answer D)

(p. 21, q. 2, answer A)

(p. 21, q. 2, answer C)

In fact, history is full of examples ideas that have actually gained ground as a direct result of the violence and intimidation campaigns waged against them. (p. 20, l. 88-91)

...the Southern effort to censor the US mail ultimately mobilized opposition to slavery. (p. 22, q. 10, answer A)

With that in mind, Jackson instructed Amos Kendall...to issue a statement that in effect allowed Southern states broad discretion as to whether to deliver mail they deemed objectionable... (p. 20, l. 64-8)

...S.W. Benedict...had decided to address these pamphlets to prominent Charlestonians in hopes that they could be persuaded to abandon the crooked crutch of slavery. (p. 20, l. 15-9)

This last concern [a slave uprising] echoed the perennial terror among white Charlestonians. (p. 20, l. 36-7)

On the other hand, Huger reportedly feared that these periodicals might inflame Southern animosity, motivating vigilantes to begin intercepting mail shipments. (p. 20, l. 30-4)

In today's era of social media and 24-hour cable news, it is impossible for anyone to imagine that censorship could effectively allow an injustice on the scale of slavery to persist for very long at all. (p. 20, l. 78-81)

For nearly thirty years, in fact, this censorship policy remained on the books. (p. 20, l. 85-6)

However, instead of preaching to the converted in the Northern states, S.W. Benedict...had decided to address these pamphlets to prominent Charlestonians...(p. 20, l. 13-18)

...S.W. Benedict...had decided to address these pamphlets to prominent Charlestonians in hopes that they could be persuaded to abandon the crooked crutch of slavery. (p. 20, l. 15-9)

The break-in may have been staged by radical abolitionists to win public support. (p. 21, q. 4, answer A)

Unfortunately, these pamphlets never reached their intended recipients. (p. 20, l. 22-4)

(p. 21, q. 6, answer A)

With that in mind, Jackson instructed Amos Kendall...to issue a statement...while proposing a minor compromise that would have allowed for the delivery of abolitionist mail only to registered subscribers. (p. 20, l. 64-71)

In fairness to Huger, it is possible that this had not been his intended result; however, it cannot be overlooked that this turn provided a most convenient relief to his immediate conundrum. (p. 20, l. 50-4)

Jackson reluctantly instructed Amos Kendall to enforce laws protecting Northerners' free speech rights. (p. 22, q. 8, answer A)

This opening salvo took the form of a half dozen bulging canvas bags arriving to the Charleston branch of the United States Post Office. (p. 20, l. 5-8)

Many among the town's population harbored anti-slavery sentiments. (p. 21, q. 3, answer B)

Thus, the United States government implemented its first mass surveillance and censorship campaign. (p. 20, l. 76-8)

He [President Andrew Jackson] harbored Southern sympathies and was hostile to abolitionist causes. (p. 20, l. 60-2)

Jackson and Amos Kendall enthusiastically asserted the unassailable rights of each state to determine whether correspondence is suitable for distribution within its boundaries. (p. 22, q. 8, answer B)

On the other hand, Huger reportedly feared that these periodicals might inflame Southern animosity, motivating vigilantes to begin intercepting mail shipments. (p. 20, l. 30-4)

In fact, history is full of examples ideas that have actually gained ground as a direct result of the violence and intimidation campaigns waged against them. (p. 20, l. 88-91)

With that in mind, Jackson instructed Amos Kendall...to issue a statement...while proposing a minor compromise that would have allowed for the delivery of abolitionist mail only to registered subscribers. (p. 20, l. 64-71)

At that time, however, the government-sanctioned censorship campaign was remarkably effective in delaying the spread of abolitionist ideas to Southern states. (p. 20, l. 82-5)