If the government wanted to slow down the economy's growth it would increase government spending and cut taxes. The more you spend, the more that needs to be compensated for. If they cut taxes, less money would fill the deficit, therefore slowing down the economy's growth.
Answer: A. Several publications in the mid 1800s made the cruelties of slavery public in the north.
The Missouri Compromise of 1820, which allowed Missouri to become a slave state, further increased anti-slave sentiment in the Northern states. The abolitionist movement began as a more organized, radical and immediate attempt to end slavery than earlier movements.