USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Abolition Movement describes activity that took place in the 1800s to the end of slavery. In the United States, antislavery activity began in colonial days.

Detailed explanation-2: -The abolitionists saw slavery as an abomination and an affliction on the United States, making it their goal to eradicate slave ownership. They sent petitions to Congress, ran for political office and inundated people of the South with anti-slavery literature.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of the most prominent radical abolitionists was a man named William Lloyd Garrison. Garrison called for slavery’s immediate end as well as equal rights for African Americans with whites.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which best explains why the abolitionist movement grew stronger as result of the Scott v. Sandford ruling? Many people were angry at the decision and thought it meant slavery would spread. Many people agreed with the decision but felt that slavery had spread far enough.