Why Did Harriet Beecher Stoowe Protect The Owners Of Slaves

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The writing of Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe helped to start the war by showing the Northerners how bad slavery was, but angering the South. The Lecompton Constitution, no matter what version was voted in, protected the owners of slaves already in Kansas. In the Financial Crash that was caused by inflation, the South fared better than the North. The Missouri Compromise increased sectionalism and tensions, and led the South to again think of secession. Before the Fugitive Slave Law, the Northern abolitionists were fighting slavery through political documents and compromises. John Brown was the first violent abolitionist. He showed the the North was not afraid to physically fight for their beliefs. He became a martyr for the North

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