1. Abolitionists increased in 1850 to the defense of Ellen and William Craft , Anthony Burns in 1851 and Shadrach Minkin in 1854 .
2. Abolitionists rose to the defense of Ellen and William Craft in 1850 , Anthony Burns in 1851 , and Shadrach Minkins in 1854 .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
Select from: (1). no. (2). yes....I think the answer is
(2).