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Why were many Northerners opposed to abolition?

A.
Many felt that the abolitionist movement was too violent

B.
Northern mill owners and merchants depended on cotton from the South and they
saw attacks on slavery as a threat to their livelihood.
C.
Some Northerners relied on slave labor to support their way of life.

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B, it sounds logical
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