In which two early social movements were religious groups involved?
A) voting rights and civil rights
B) abolition and temperance
C) abortion and abolition
D) women's rights and the right to life

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Religious groups were heavily involved in the abolitionist movement to abolish slavery and the temperance movement to prohibit the consumption of alcohol, both of which were prominent social movements in the 19th century. While religious groups may have had individual members involved in other social movements such as the ones listed in the other answer choices, they were not major players or driving forces behind them in the same way they were with abolition and temperance.

In Which Two Early Social Movements Were Religious Groups Involved