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Why did the Abolisionist Movement not catch on in the South, as much as it did in the North?

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The southern wouldn’t give up slavery because it was their way of making money. If they gave up slavery they would lose money, and fast
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Convinced that Southerners would never abandon slavery willingly, Northern abolitionists focused much of their attention on fellow Northerners. They hoped to convince the citizens of the Northern states to force the South to eliminate slavery.

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