The abolitionist movement gained momentum in the 1830s and 1840s with the
A) growing recognition of the immorality of slavery in the South.
B) declining profitability of slavery in the United States.
C) new revivals that began in upstate New York.
D) emergence of the Republican party.
Answer: C
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a. opposition to policies of western expansion b. preserve political leverage in the Senate c. preserve their white racial superiority over the black race d. safeguard their economic system based on slavery
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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