Which of the following was the first public movement in which american women took leadership roles?
the temperance movement
the abolition movement
the suffrage movement
the property rights movement

Correct answer choice is :

Although abolitionist activities had been strong during the American Revolution and in the Upper South during the 1820s, the abolitionist campaign did not combine into a militant movement until the 1830s. In Western Europe and the Americas, abolitionism is a historical campaign in an effort to end the African and Indian slave profession and set slaves free.

a. favoring native born americans over immigrants.