1. How did the abolitionist movement gain momentum in the U. S.? 2. How did literature impact the abolitionist movement?
3. How did escaped slaves impact the abolitionist movement?
4. Why do you think the South was so resistant to abolish slavery?

1.The abolitionist movement was an organized effort to end the practice of slavery in the United States. ... The divisiveness and animosity fueled by the movement, along with other factors, led to the Civil War and ultimately the end of slavery in America.

2.Stowe's novel, which would become the most recognizable abolitionist title, emerged from an already well-established tradition of literary projects that sought to end slavery and it played a role in the negotiation of various political agendas within the movement itself.

3.Most early abolitionists were white, religious Americans, but some of the most prominent leaders of the movement were also Black men and women who had escaped from bondage. The abolitionists saw slavery as an abomination and an affliction on the United States, making it their goal to eradicate slave ownership.

4.Day-to-day resistance" was the most common form of opposition to slavery. Breaking tools, feigning illness, staging slowdowns, and committing acts of arson and sabotage--all were forms of resistance and expression of slaves' alienation from their masters.