Which of the following northern groups supported the South in it's resistance to abolition

Wealthy industrialists and Merchants

Explanation:

The wealthy industrialist and the merchants in the North supported the South in it's resistance to the abolition of slavery from the United States. The textile mill owners and merchants gain their wealth from the cotton, produced in the South. The South needed the slaves to manage their cotton plantations. Without slaves, the large estate owners in the South would lose.

Urban white workers and wealthy industrialists.