Who were known as the abolitionists? A.
people who demanded the emancipation of slaves
B.
plantation owners of the southern colonies
C.
fugitive slaves who escaped from their owners
D.
people who voted against the US Constitution
E.
the slave traders of Africa

Correct answer is A.  people who demanded the emancipation of slaves.

Explanation:

A is the correct answer as it refers to the people who were fighting for deliberation and emancipation of slaves. Among them, probably the most famous one was Abraham Lincoln.

B is not correct as owners of plantation were against abolitionists, as they needed slaves to work on their plantations.

C is not correct as fugitive slaves were the people deprived of their rights, who run away from hard life that was imposed to them.

D is not correct as it doesn't refer to people who asked for banishment of slavery.

E is not correct as this people are totally opposite to abolitionists.

a)scientists

explanation:

the national defense education act had two main goals. the first one was to provide personal that was oriented to defense, including scholars, engineering students and so on. the other goal was to provide financial assistance for the students who would be enrolling at colleges and universities in the 1960s.

roosevelt believed that in light of the country's recent military successes, it was unnecessary to use force to achieve foreign policy goals, so long as the military could threaten force. this belief, and his strategy of “speaking softly and carrying a big stick,” shaped much of roosevelt's foreign policy.