Question

Why did the abolition movement gain more strength in the North?

There were more African Americans in the North.

The North's economy did not depend on enslaved laborers.

Everyone in the North was opposed to slavery.

Canada's influence was stronger in the North.

Answer 1

The abolition movement gained more strength in the North because the North's economy did not depend on enslaved laborers and it was industrialized, they were sympathetic to anti-slavery sentiment.