By saying all humans are "moral beings," Angelina Grimké was in a way extending what concept?

A) John Winthrop's concept of Massachusetts as a "city on a hill"
B) the Second Great Awakening idea that people had to choose whether they wanted salvation
C) John Locke's idea that all men had natural rights
D) Thomas Jefferson's concept that the United States was an "empire of liberty"
E) Thomas Paine's belief that the American colonies could win their independence

Moral Beings

Entities, especially humans, who are capable of distinguishing between right and wrong and of making ethical decisions.

Angelina Grimké

A prominent American abolitionist and feminist who, along with her sister Sarah, advocated for the rights and emancipation of both slaves and women in the 19th century.

Second Great Awakening

A Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States, which led to the spread of revival meetings and the establishment of new denominations and reform movements.