Ignatius Sancho's letter suggests the subject would ease the yoke of many—what does this imply about the writer's attitude toward abolition?

• A. A benevolent heart and charitable attitude
• B. Indifference toward abolition
• C. Hostility toward abolition
• D. Skepticism about abolition's effectiveness

Answer: (A)

The key idea here is how the language reveals the writer’s feelings about abolition. Saying the subject would “ease the yoke of many” frames slavery as a burdensome oppression and abolition as relief from that burden. This shows genuine sympathy for those enslaved and a belief that ending slavery would be a moral good that benefits many people. In other words, it reflects a benevolent, charitable attitude toward abolition, driven by humane concern for others. The phrasing doesn’t suggest indifference, hostility, or doubt about abolition’s effectiveness; those interpretations would require language that either dismisses, opposes, or questions abolition rather than endorses its relief of suffering.