Question

The biggest opponents of abolition movement were ___, who viewed it as an attack on their livelihood and way of life

Northern factory workers
Southern sharecroppers
Southern Slavs owners
Northern factory ownerd

Answer 1

The biggest opponents of the abolition movement were **Southern slave owners**, who viewed it as an attack on their livelihood and way of life. They relied on slavery for their economic prosperity and defended it as an essential institution in their society.