He became a leader in the abolitionist movement, which sought to end the practice of slavery, before and during the Civil War. After that conflict and the Emancipation Proclamation of 1862, he continued to push for equality and human rights until his death in 1895.
I think it’s racial equality
The colonists were experiencing taxation with no representation by the king, the "americans" went to america to separate themselves from the english and were not getting what they set out to do. i hope this helps!
