ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT

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The greatest cause of sectionalism was the abolitionist movement because the North wanted to end slavery "by any means necessary."
(Historynet.com)

THE ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT WAS BAD FOR THE SOUTH

• "The abolitionist movement was radical not only in its aims..."
• "...It was radical in its methods, as well."
• "The movement had as its goal nothing short of the..."
• "...immediate and instantaneous ending of slavery."
• http://www.thehistoryguru.com/the-rise-of-the-abolitionist-movement-as-a-ca...

THE ABOLITIONISTS TRIED TO END THE SOUTH'S WAY OF LIFE

• The South depended on slavery to make money
• The abolitionists wanted to abolish slavery
• The North and South wanted opposite things
• This created tension between them

WHY THE OTHER REASONS AREN'T SIGNIFIGANT

• The economy was very successful at this time
• The North and South were thriving together
• The slave rebellions wouldn't matter if there were no abolitionists to care