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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and author. [1]

89 relations: A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin, Abolitionism in the United States, Abraham Lincoln, Algonac, Michigan, Alzheimer's disease, American Civil War, American Writers: A Journey Through History, Andover, Massachusetts, Anti-Tom literature, Beecher family, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, C-SPAN, Calendar of saints, Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church), Calvin Ellis Stowe, Calvinism, Caroline Lee Hentz, Catharine Beecher, Charles Beecher, Cholera, Church of Our Saviour (Jacksonville), Cincinnati, Cincinnati riots of 1829, Cincinnati riots of 1836, Common law, Connecticut, Daniel Webster, Distinguished Americans series, Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp, Dresden, Ontario, Duval County, Florida, Edward Beecher, Elizabeth Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, Emily Blackwell, Episcopal Church (United States), Fanny Fern, First Lady of the United States, Florida, Fugitive slave laws, Gamaliel Bailey, George Washington, Hammatt Billings, Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Brunswick, Maine), Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Cincinnati, Ohio), Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Hartford, Connecticut), Harris–Stowe State University, Hartford Female Seminary, Hartford, Connecticut, Hearth and Home, ..., Henry Clay, Henry Ward Beecher, Highland Clearances, Jacksonville, Florida, Joshua Chamberlain, L. Neil Smith, Lane Theological Seminary, Libertarianism, Litchfield, Connecticut, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Lyman Beecher, Lysander Spooner, Mandarin (Jacksonville), Mark Twain, Maysville, Kentucky, National Statuary Hall, North American Confederacy, Northern United States, Ohio, Ohio History Connection, Oldtown Folks, Origins of the American Civil War, Palmetto Leaves, Phillips Academy, Salmon P. Chase, Semi-Colon Club, Southern United States, St. Johns River, The Minister's Wooing, The National Era, The Washington Post, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Underground Railroad, United States Capitol, University of California Press, University of Hartford, Washington, Kentucky, Whiskey Rebellion, William Torrey Harris. Expand index (39 more) »

A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin

A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin is a book by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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Abolitionism in the United States

Abolitionism in the United States was the movement before and during the American Civil War to end slavery in the United States.

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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.

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Algonac, Michigan

Algonac is a city in St. Clair County of the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD), also referred to simply as Alzheimer's, is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over time.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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American Writers: A Journey Through History

American Writers: A Journey Through History is a series produced and broadcast by C-SPAN in 2001 and 2002 that profiled selected American writers and their times.

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Andover, Massachusetts

Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Anti-Tom literature

Anti-Tom literature refers to the 19th century pro-slavery novels and other literary works written in response to Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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Beecher family

Originating in New England, one particular Beecher family in the 19th century was a political family notable for issues of religion, civil rights, and social reform.

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Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts college located in Brunswick, Maine.

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Brunswick, Maine

Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.

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C-SPAN

C-SPAN, an acronym for Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, is an American cable and satellite television network that was created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a public service.

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Calendar of saints

The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint.

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Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)

The veneration of saints in the Episcopal Church is a continuation of an ancient tradition from the early Church which honors important and influential people of the Christian faith.

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Calvin Ellis Stowe

Calvin Ellis Stowe, circa 1850 Calvin Ellis Stowe (April 6, 1802 – August 22, 1886) was an American Biblical scholar who helped spread public education in the United States, and the husband and literary agent of Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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Calvinism

Calvinism (also called the Reformed tradition, Reformed Christianity, Reformed Protestantism, or the Reformed faith) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice of John Calvin and other Reformation-era theologians.

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Caroline Lee Hentz

Caroline Lee Whiting Hentz (June 1, 1800, Lancaster, Massachusetts – February 11, 1856, Marianna, Florida) was an American novelist and author, most noted for her opposition to the abolitionist movement and her widely read The Planter's Northern Bride, a rebuttal to Harriet Beecher Stowe's popular anti-slavery book, Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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Catharine Beecher

Catharine Esther Beecher (September 6, 1800 – May 12, 1878) was an American educator known for her forthright opinions on female education as well as her vehement support of the many benefits of the incorporation of kindergarten into children's education.

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Charles Beecher

Charles Beecher (October 1, 1815 – April 21, 1900) was an American minister, composer of religious hymns and a prolific author.

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Cholera

Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.

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Church of Our Saviour (Jacksonville)

The Church of Our Saviour is an Episcopal church in the Mandarin area of Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. It is located on the St. Johns River at 12236 Mandarin Road.

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Cincinnati

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Cincinnati riots of 1829

The Cincinnati riots of 1829 were triggered by competition between Irish immigrants and African Americans for jobs in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States but also were related to white fears given the rapid increases of free and fugitive blacks in the city during this decade, particularly in the preceding three years.

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Cincinnati riots of 1836

The Cincinnati Riots of 1836 were caused by racial tensions at a time when African Americans, some of whom had escaped from slavery in the southern states of the United States, were competing with whites for jobs.

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Common law

Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals.

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Connecticut

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Daniel Webster

Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782October 24, 1852) was an American politician who represented New Hampshire (1813–1817) and Massachusetts (1823–1827) in the United States House of Representatives; served as a Senator from Massachusetts (1827–1841, 1845–1850); and was the United States Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison (1841), John Tyler (1841–1843), and Millard Fillmore (1850–1852).

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Distinguished Americans series

The Distinguished Americans series is a set of definitive stamps issued by the United States Postal Service which was started in 2000 with a 10¢ stamp depicting Joseph Stilwell.

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Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp

Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp is the second popular novel from American author Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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Dresden, Ontario

Dresden is an agricultural community in southwestern Ontario, Canada, part of the municipality of Chatham-Kent.

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Duval County, Florida

Duval County is a county in the State of Florida.

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Edward Beecher

Edward Beecher (August 27, 1803 – July 28, 1895) was a noted theologian, the son of Lyman Beecher and the brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher.

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Elizabeth Campbell, Duchess of Argyll

Elizabeth Georgiana Campbell, Duchess of Argyll (née Leveson-Gower; 30 May 1824 – 25 May 1878) was a British noblewoman and abolitionist.

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Emily Blackwell

Emily Blackwell (October 8, 1826 – September 7, 1910) was the second woman to earn a medical degree at what is now Case Western Reserve University, and the third woman (after Elizabeth Blackwell and Lydia Folger Fowler) to earn a medical degree in the United States.

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Episcopal Church (United States)

The Episcopal Church is the United States-based member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

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Fanny Fern

Fanny Fern, born Sara Willis (July 9, 1811 – October 10, 1872), was an American novelist, children's writer, humorist, and newspaper columnist in the 1850s to 1870s.

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First Lady of the United States

The First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) is the title held by the hostess of the White House, usually the wife of the President of the United States, concurrent with the President's term in office.

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Florida

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

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Fugitive slave laws

The fugitive slave laws were laws passed by the United States Congress in 1793 and 1850 to provide for the return of slaves who escaped from one state into another state or territory.

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Gamaliel Bailey

Gamaliel Bailey (December 3, 1807 – June 5, 1859) was an American journalist, editor and publisher, working primarily in Cincinnati, and Washington, D.C. An abolitionist, he supported journalism that promoted the cause, persisting despite violent mob attacks on his offices in both cities during the 1840s.

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George Washington

George Washington (February 22, 1732 –, 1799), known as the "Father of His Country," was an American soldier and statesman who served from 1789 to 1797 as the first President of the United States.

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Hammatt Billings

Charles Howland Hammatt Billings (1818–?) was an artist and architect from Boston, Massachusetts.

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Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Brunswick, Maine)

The Harriet Beecher Stowe House is a historic home and National Historic Landmark at 63 Federal Street in Brunswick, Maine, notable as a short-term home of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Calvin Ellis Stowe.

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Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Cincinnati, Ohio)

The Harriet Beecher Stowe House is a historic home in Ohio which was once the residence of influential antislavery author Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Hartford, Connecticut)

The Harriet Beecher Stowe House is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at 73 Forest Street in Hartford, Connecticut that was once the home of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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Harris–Stowe State University

Harris–Stowe State University is a historically black, public university in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Hartford Female Seminary

Hartford Female Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut was established in 1823, by Catharine Beecher, making it one of the first major educational institutions for women in the United States.

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Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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Hearth and Home

Hearth and Home was an American weekly illustrated magazine which was published from 1868 to 1875.

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Henry Clay

Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American lawyer, planter, and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives.

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Henry Ward Beecher

Henry Ward Beecher (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery trial.

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Highland Clearances

The Highland Clearances (Fuadaichean nan Gàidheal, the "eviction of the Gaels") were the evictions of a significant number of tenants in the Scottish Highlands mostly during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Florida and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States.

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Joshua Chamberlain

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (born Lawrence Joshua Chamberlain, September 8, 1828February 24, 1914) was an American college professor from the State of Maine, who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army.

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L. Neil Smith

Lester Neil Smith III (born May 12, 1946), better known as L. Neil Smith, is an American libertarian science fiction author and political activist.

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Lane Theological Seminary

Lane Theological Seminary was a Presbyterian theological college that operated from 1829 to 1932 in the Walnut Hills area of Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Libertarianism

Libertarianism (from libertas, meaning "freedom") is a collection of political philosophies and movements that uphold liberty as a core principle.

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Litchfield, Connecticut

Litchfield is a town in and former county seat of Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.

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Louis Comfort Tiffany

Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848 – January 17, 1933) was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass.

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Lyman Beecher

Lyman Beecher (October 12, 1775 – January 10, 1863) was a Presbyterian minister, American Temperance Society co-founder and leader, and the father of 13 children, many of whom became noted figures, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry Ward Beecher, Charles Beecher, Edward Beecher, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Catharine Beecher and Thomas K. Beecher.

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Lysander Spooner

Lysander Spooner (January 19, 1808 – May 14, 1887) was an American political philosopher, essayist, pamphlet writer, Unitarian, abolitionist, legal theorist, and entrepreneur of the nineteenth century.

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Mandarin (Jacksonville)

Mandarin is a neighborhood located in the southernmost portion of Jacksonville, in Duval County, Florida, United States.

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Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer.

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Maysville, Kentucky

Maysville is a home rule-class city in Mason County, Kentucky, United States and is the seat of Mason County.

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National Statuary Hall

National Statuary Hall is a chamber in the United States Capitol devoted to sculptures of prominent Americans.

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North American Confederacy

North American Confederacy is an alternate history series of novels created by L. Neil Smith.

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Northern United States

The Northern United States, commonly referred to as the American North or simply the North, can be a geographic or historical term and definition.

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Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

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Ohio History Connection

Ohio History Connection is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1885 as The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society "to promote a knowledge of archaeology and history, especially in Ohio".

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Oldtown Folks

Oldtown Folks is an 1869 novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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Origins of the American Civil War

Historians debating the origins of the American Civil War focus on the reasons why seven Southern states declared their secession from the United States (the Union), why they united to form the Confederate States of America (or simply known as the "Confederacy"), and why the North refused to let them go.

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Palmetto Leaves

Palmetto Leaves is a memoir and travel guide written by Harriet Beecher Stowe about her winters in the town of Mandarin, Florida, published in 1873.

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Phillips Academy

Phillips Academy Andover (also known as Andover, PA, or Phillips) is a co-educational university-preparatory school for boarding and day students in grades 9–12, along with a post-graduate (PG) year.

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Salmon P. Chase

Salmon Portland Chase (January 13, 1808May 7, 1873) was a U.S. politician and jurist who served as the sixth Chief Justice of the United States.

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Semi-Colon Club

The Semi-Colon Club was an informal organization of talented writers in Cincinnati, Ohio during the mid-19th century.

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Southern United States

The Southern United States, also known as the American South, Dixie, Dixieland, or simply the South, is a region of the United States of America.

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St. Johns River

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The Minister's Wooing

The Minister's Wooing is a historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, first published in 1859.

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The National Era

The National Era was an abolitionist newspaper that ran from 1847 to 1860.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly, is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early to mid-19th century, and used by African-American slaves to escape into free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause.

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United States Capitol

The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol Building, is the home of the United States Congress, and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government.

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University of California Press

University of California Press, otherwise known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing.

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University of Hartford

The University of Hartford (UHart) is a private, independent, nonsectarian, coeducational university located mostly in West Hartford, Connecticut.

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Washington, Kentucky

Washington is a neighborhood of the city of Maysville located near the Ohio River in Mason County in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

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Whiskey Rebellion

The Whiskey Rebellion (also known as the Whiskey Insurrection) was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 during the presidency of George Washington.

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William Torrey Harris

William Torrey Harris (September 10, 1835 – November 5, 1909) was an American educator, philosopher, and lexicographer.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Beecher_Stowe

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