What Was True of Most Northerners During the 1840s

question 36

Multiple Choice

What was true of most Northerners during the 1840s?

• A) They disliked slavery, but opposed abolition.
• B) They were fierce and loyal abolitionists.
• C) They supported the institution of slavery.
• D) They were apathetic about the slavery issue.
• E) They felt that slavery was starting to spread to the North.

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