Question

which group was opposed to slavery but wanted to avoid a breakup of the union by working within the legal system to limit slaverys spread and represented the majority of northerners?
○ temperance movement
○ radical abolitionist
○ second great awakening
○ anti - slavery movement

Explanation:

The Anti - slavery Movement had different factions. The group that worked within the legal system to limit slavery's spread while trying to avoid a union breakup was mainly the moderate anti - slavery forces. The Temperance Movement was about reducing alcohol consumption and not related to slavery in this context. The Second Great Awakening was a religious revival. Radical Abolitionists wanted immediate end to slavery and were more extreme, not focused on avoiding a union split while working within the legal system.

Answer:

Anti - slavery Movement