How did the response to the growth of the abolitionist movement contribute to increased sectionalism in the United States?
Question 2 options:
Abolitionists began to move South in attempt to impose their values on large plantations owners, which had the opposite effect of angering them further.
Southern leaders in Congress successfully passed the "gag rule" that prohibited discussion of abolition in Congress, further angering supporters of the cause.
Southerners who did not own slaves became more willing to hear the position of the abolitionists, which created a divide between Southerners.
Although there were no abolitionists living in the South, Southerners increasingly feared the growth of the abolitionist movement in the North.
