Question

What was not among the goals of the American Colonization Society?

1) The gradual manumission of enslaved people, with slaveholders being compensated for their loss
2) Transporting formerly enslaved people out of America
3) Economically crippling slaveholders by destroying their workforce
4) Helping formerly enslaved people to establish their own societies in Africa

Answer 1

The goals of the American Colonization Society did not include economically crippling slaveholders.

Step-by-step explanation:

The American Colonization Society (ACS) had several goals, but economically crippling slaveholders by destroying their workforce was not one of them. The goals of the ACS were:

1. The gradual manumission of enslaved people, with slaveholders being compensated for their loss
2. Transporting formerly enslaved people out of America
3. Helping formerly enslaved people to establish their own societies in Africa

The ACS aimed to address the issue of slavery by encouraging the voluntary resettlement of enslaved individuals and free blacks from America to Africa, specifically Liberia. Economically crippling slaveholders was not part of their strategy.