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Which best explains why the abolitionist movement grew stronger as result of the Scott v. Sandford ruling?

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Many people were angry at the decision and thought it meant slavery would spread.

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The North realized that if it did not act swiftly, the Southern states might take the precedent of the Scott case as a justification for expanding slavery into new territories and free states alike. The South recognized the threat of the Republican party and knew that the party had gained a considerable amount of support as a result of the Northern paranoia in the aftermath of the decision. 
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