What was the central demand of William Lloyd Garrison's newspaper, *The Liberator*, which began publication in 1831?

Gradual abolition over several decades

Immediate and uncompensated emancipation

Financial compensation for slave owners

The colonization of freed slaves in Africa

How did William Lloyd Garrison's approach to ending slavery differ significantly from that of many earlier reformers?

He demanded immediate emancipation without compromise.

He proposed sending all freed slaves to Africa.

He advocated for a gradual, state-by-state approach.

He focused only on stopping the spread of slavery into new territories.

He led a march on Washington D.C.

He publicly burned a copy of the document.

He sued the federal government in the Supreme Court.

He called for the northern states to secede from the Union.