Harriet Beecher Stowe
The daughter of an abolitionist minister, Stowe met many people who had escaped from slavery. She herself was an abolitionist.
Propaganda
False or misleading information that is spread to further a cause
Stephen Douglas
He was eager to develop the land west of his home state of Illinois. He wanted to see a Railroad built from Illinois through Nebraska territory to the pacific coasts.
John brown
An anti slavery settler from Connecticut led seven men to a pro slavery settlement in pottawatomie creek.