How did the federal government attempt to hinder the efforts of abolitionists in the united states?

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Maxim Sutton

31 January, 12:03

How did the federal government attempt to hinder the efforts of abolitionists in the united states?

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Alec Pena · Answer 1

One of the actions done by the federal government to hinder the efforts of abolitionists in the United States is that " They put a gag rule into effect which prevented members of Congress from discussing any petition that promoted antislavery." A gag rule is defined as the prohibiting of the discussion on certain topics in the legislative.