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William Henry seward----------he was important cause he bought Alaska 0.o
He owned a newspaper , the Liberator, in which he wrote about ending slavery. He also was a founder of the American Anti-Slavery group.
William Lloyd Garrison was a strong supporter of the Abolitionist movement to end slavery in the US. He published a newspaper that was geared to help the end slavery. At one point he was sued for his statements against slave owners.
The end of slavery in the United States.
Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison helped the anti-slavery movement in the US based upon his publishing and speeches against slavery. His was one of the most prominent persons in the early 1800's that voiced a protest against the institution of slavery.
Yes, he was against it.
He was William Seward from New York. Lincoln made him Secretary of State and he continued in the office under President Andrew Johnson. Skeptics referred to Alaska as Seward's folly and Seward's icebox.
Senator William Seward advocated for the exclusion of slavery from US territories as a way to ultimately eradicate the institution. He believed that by preventing the expansion of slavery, it would gradually diminish and lead to its abolition. This position was part of the larger anti-slavery movement in the mid-19th century, preceding the Civil War.
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William H. Seward, a New York senator, argued that the expansion of slavery was forbidden by a higher law based on natural rights and moral principles. He was a prominent figure in the anti-slavery movement and played a key role in the Republican Party's opposition to the spread of slavery in the United States.
William Seward - anecdotist - was born in 1747.
William Seward - anecdotist - died in 1799.
William Seward was the govener of New York during the time of the time of the Civil War. He was against slavery, & helped runaway slaves & defended them in court. He is most known for negotiating the Alaska Purchase.
Seward's Icebox was Alaska when William Seward purchased it for the United States. Seward's Folly was the actual event of him purchasing it.
William Seward was born May 16, 1801 in New York. His recorded date of death is October 10, 1872. While serving the Republican party he was an anti slavery activist and campaigned for equal rights.
Frederick William Seward was born on July 8, 1830.
Frederick William Seward was born on July 8, 1830.