Up north
And because they opposed(are against slavery)
Religion was mobilized to defend slavery throughout southern congregations during the nineteenth century. Yet in the North, the evangelical revivalist movement known as the Second Great Awakening mobilized many Christians to become antislavery activists. The areas most affected by the revivalism of the Great Awakening mobilized their evangelical fervor and moral spirit to combat what they considered to be a deeply immoral and inhuman institution.
<span>They claimed that since the colonies had no representation in Parliament, Parliament had no right to tax them. [ is why the colonists opposed the taxes imposed after the French and Indian War. ]</span>
It was said that there was less racism in the northern states
