Which statement BEST describes the difference between anti-slavery groups such as the American Anti-Slavery Society and the Republican Party regarding strategies in dealing with the issue of slavery during the 1850s?
A. Republicans favored compensating slave-owners while most abolition groups did not
B. Republicans favored the use of force to end slavery, while most abolition groups were pacifists
C. Republicans favored a slow emancipation while abolitionists favored immediate
D. Republicans were not abolitionists
E. Republicans issued a Gag Resolution while abolitionists increased discussion of the slavery issue