Which of the following best explains why only a tiny minority in the North joined and supported the abolitionist movement?Multiple choice question.Most northerners supported the continuation of slavery.Despite strong antislavery sentiment, most people were afraid of mob violence.The movement lacked a realistic, long-range plan for ending slavery.Abolitionist leaders lacked the courage to inspire a growing and continued movement.

Identify the factors that contributed to the weakening of northern support for Reconstruction.Correct Answer(s)Drag appropriate answer(s) herePresident Grant’s public denouncement of Reconstructionthe growth of Democratic power in Congressnorthern journalists’ depictions of the failure of southern Black leadershipthe economic depression of the early 1870sthe Supreme Court’s failure to fully uphold the rights of Blacks

Why did poor white Southerners support a slave society in which they had so little power?Group of answer choicesThey believed they should defer to their 'betters' who held powerThey had little power but many privileges in a society that was egalitarian despite great divisions in wealth.They viewed enslaved African Americans as having better lives than they did themselvesThey benefited from slave labor even on their own small farms.

The Fugitive Slave Law was a portion of the Compromise of 1850 that greatly upset people in the North, especially abolitionists. Which of the following were reasons Northerners were upset? (pick 2)A.anyone could claim someone was an escaped slave and that person would be taken into custodyB.escaped slaves would not be given trials by juryC.it made it easier for those who escaped to gain rights as citizensD.anyone caught aiding in the escape of a slave could be fined and possibly sent to prison

Why did most enslaved individuals who ran away do so?Multiple choice question.to learn how to read and to practice religion freelyto escape to the North with their childrento gain leverage in negotiations with their slaveholdersto plan full-scale revolts out of sight of slaveholders

Why did Northerners believe Richmond was so important? A:A. They believed that the war could be won if they destroyed the Confederate capital.B:B. If the North controlled Richmond, it would divide the Confederacy in two.C:C. All food and weapons supplies entered the Confederacy through Richmond.D:D. They wanted to control Richmond because it was the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln.