During the 1840s, a majority of northerners
a. Converted to the cause of gradual abolition of slavery.
b. Disliked slavery, but were reluctant to accept large numbers of blacks as equal and free citizens.
c. Viewed slavery as a useful and desirable labor system for an agricultural economy.
d. Rejected the law of the land in favor of an immediate "higher law" prohibiting human bondage.
e. None of the answers are correct.
Answer: b. Disliked slavery, but were reluctant to accept large numbers of blacks as equal and free citizens.
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