In the History Court’s trial of John Brown‚ the jury found him to be guilty. John Brown was deemed guilty of being morally unjustified for an insurrection. This insurrection was the killing of several slave owners and their families‚ and the starting of a slave uprising. The Prosecution made several key points. Their first witness‚ William Wilberforce‚ was able to nonviolently stop the slave trade in Britain. Through his use of nonviolence‚ many people followed him. William stated that it was worth
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Darius McPherson The white abolitionist John Brown who has been thought of as a thief and in contrast a religious prophet led a raid at Harper’s Ferry in 1859. He attempted to start an armed slave revolt by gathering 16 whites and 5 blacks. They stole a numerous amount weapons held at the U.S Federal Arms. The raid was then stopped by a squad of U.S. Marines‚ that was led by Robert E. Lee. In my opinion John Brown was justified in the events of Harper’s Ferry because all of the
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Je Chul Escobar August 28‚ 2013 4th Block World History DBQ Buddhism‚ originated in India‚ was brought to China by the first century C.E. During 220 C.E. - 570 C.E. Buddhist influence expanded but was also questioned. Buddhism’s structure was the preaching of the “Four Noble Truths” which spoke about the truth of sorrows. It spoke of Buddhas teachings and how he over looked the ways of life; Sorrow of life. No gratification if nothing is fulfilled‚ which the desire for fulfillment arises
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John Brown as a "Martyr” A martyr is defined as a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief‚ principle‚ or cause. To many people back in eighteen fifty-nine‚ this defined a man named John Brown in many ways. John Brown was a devoted abolitionist who had been important in the conflict of slavery in Kansas. In October of eighteen fifty-nine‚ Brown led an interracial group of men who took over a federal arsenal in Harper’s Ferry‚ Virginia‚ hoping to spark a slave
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Isabel Olivas Eliason AP U.S. History 6 September 2014 The New World was a marvel and a chance to make it big in the 1600s. England took its gamble at building colonies in the unsettled region of what is now the east coast. It then was separated into two regions‚ New England and the Chesapeake. Even though they were both founded by the English‚ their differences in religion‚ unity‚ and motives evolved their societies into polar opposites. In New England‚ unity was a way of life. They believed in
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DBQ – To what extent had the colonies developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution? Early settlers left their homes searching for freedom and looking to improve their lifes and the ones of their families. Britains monarchy was hard to escape and the british settlers in order to achieve their goals and escape this monarchy and totally vanish from any power and communications with it. Settlers were not yet strong enough to do this ‚they
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Lauren Colaianni Mr. Raffaele A.P. United States History 14 January 2011 Effects of John Brown’s Raid On Northern-southern Relations John Brown’s raid of the federal armory at Harpers Ferry‚ Virginia involved only a few abolitionists‚ freed no slaves‚ and ended after only two short days. Brown’s initial idea was that after raiding the federal armory slaves would rise up and rebel against their owners‚ not only in the north but eventually in the south. This was a radical idea‚ and although
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2004 DBQ The French and Indian War altered the political‚ ideological‚ and economic relations between Britain and its American colonies in many ways. It changed things such as cultural groups inhabiting the American colonies and the way the colonies were taxed. Document one clearly shows the difference in the changes of cultural groups‚ before the war mostly French and English with Spanish in the far south inhabited the east of North America which was affected. After the war there were no longer
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DBQ: Fascism After World War I and the Great Depression‚ why did some European contries turn toward fascism while other European countries stayed democratic? After World War I‚ Europe struggles to return to peace and stability. Many new democratic governments fell apart under the attack of the Great Depression. As a result‚ new totalitarian regimes emerged such as Fascism and Communism. Totalitarian is a relating system of governments that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete
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Unit 6 DBQ When thinking about the history of the world‚ one must always consider that merchants as well as trade have played an immerse role in shaping the world as it is today. They are responsible for many of the cross-cultural interactions that we have had in the past. Christianity and Islam‚ the two predominant religions of the world today‚ have both grown and spread through merchants and trade also. These two chief religions both have attitudes towards merchants and trade that have either developed
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