Some historians say that attacks by abolitionist actually strengthened sectionalism in the south instead of weakening it. how might the abolitionists have been contributing to the tension arising over slavery? provide two specific examples of the southern response to the abolitionist attacks

There are many examples regarding the abolitionist that led to an increase of sectionalism, some of them include;

The cabin was a book written by Harriet about slavery in the United States’ southern region. This was a piece of abolitionist. Southerners did not respond well regarding this issue, and they felt the information was inaccurate and was misinterpreted by society.

The abolitionist newspaper was a slavery magazine about the evil institution that had ruined the moral character of the society in America.