How do the actions depicted in the cartoon New Method of Sorting the Mail, which shows the people of Charleston burning abolitionist materials sent through the United States Postal Department, mark a turning point between the antislavery and
proslavery forces in the United States? A) Physical violence between both groups became more frequent.
B) The burning of the U.S. mail made slavery a national issue instead of a local one.
C) This situation led to a greater number of women joining the abolitionist movement.
D) Abolitionists began to call for immediatism, rather than gradual emancipation for slaves.
B
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