Free-Staters
Free-Staters was a name given to settlers in the Kansas territory in the 1850s who opposed the expansion of slavery in the U.S.
Online Resources
Primary Sources
Free State Convention Announcement (transcript)
Letter from Daniel Woodson (Image) (transcript)
From Edward Fitch to the Editor (Image) (transcript)
Col. Sumner Arriving at Constitution Hall
Rescue of Free Stater Jacob Branson
Image of the cannon called the "Abbott Howitzer"
Newspaper article Hon. E.D. Holton is in town
Leaders
The Free-staters were a group of settlers who wanted to make sure the Kansas territory became a Free State. They were lead and inspired by the following leaders:
John Brown
Eli Thayer (Massachusetts politician who promoted the emigration)
Charles L. Robinson (elected territorial governor by the Free-state delegation)
Charles Sumner