John Brown: Terrorist or Revolutionary? John Brown was a man starkly opposed to slavery. In 1855‚ John Brown led an unsuccessful raid on Harper ’s Ferry in order to arm slaves with weapons Brown and his men seized from the arsenal in order for the slaves to free themselves. Because this was against law of the time‚ John Brown was tried and executed for treason. Due to his methods‚ many people labeled him as a terrorist; however‚ because he worked for a good cause‚ the abolition of slavery
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John Brown the Freedom Fighter Terrorism is described as the unlawful use of threat of violence against people or property to further political or social awareness. In the case of John Brown‚ several historians have argued wether he falls under the category of a terrorist due to his actions or if he could be considered a hero. After examining different arguments amongst historians and reviewing sources of his trial it is appropriate to state that John Brown was a freedom fighter. By studying
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John Brown Throughout the early history of the United States‚ the development of two clearly diverse cultures‚ the Northern culture and the Southern culture‚ had acted as an adverse foreshadowing of the internal conflict to come. The hostility between these two cultures peaked in the mid-1800’s over their different economic and social ways‚ but more specifically‚ over the issue of slavery. During this time‚ the South was defending their right to practice slavery‚ while the North’s desire to end
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On October 16‚ 1859‚ John Brown‚ a radical abolitionist of the North‚ led a small army of 18 men into the small town of Harpers Ferry‚ Virginia. He seized the arms and ammunition in the federal arsenal and planned to arm slaves to instigate slave rebellions in the South. He was captured by the militia and Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Lee’s troops‚ and was quickly sentenced to death. John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry received polarized comments. While he was hailed as a martyr by Chicago’s Republican
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128 Essay 3 John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry John Brown’s beliefs about slavery and activities to destroy it hardly represented the mainstream of northern society in the years leading up to the Civil War. This rather unique man‚ however‚ has become central to an understanding and in some cases misunderstandings about the origins of the Civil War. The importance of Brown’s mission against slavery was colossal to accelerating the civil war between the North and the South. His raid on Harpers Ferry
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the nation in 1859‚ and most eminent as the entity who initiated the War Between the States‚ the glorified John Brown was an individual who stood in opposition to a seemingly unbeatable foe. Nevertheless‚ there was a vast majority who did not see Brown in such a favorable light during the time of his raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry‚ West Virginia. The attitudes regarding John Brown expressed in the documents illustrate to a significant degree the shifting relations between the North and
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John Brown: The Father of American Terrorism 1. Chowder contends that Brown represented “two competing legends.” What were these two competing legends? Brown was considered both a Hero and murderer. He was heroic to the northern abolitionists and he was a symbol of courage. Southerners believed that John Brown was a horrible fanatic man‚ he was complete evil. 2. Describe John Brown’s life before he became embroiled in the antislavery movement. Grew up in Ohio‚ married at twenty‚ lost wife 11
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killing people‚ but in John Brown’s perspective‚ violence solved everything. Browns actions at Pottawatomie Creek and Harpers Ferry justify him as a terrorist. After John brown was executed‚ he is still one of the most talked about men in American History. John Brown is talked about a lot because of his big raid on Harpers Ferry. Brown’s raid was to go into Harpers Ferry to get the riffles so Brown and his men could free slaves and arm them to help him have a rebellion. Also‚ John Brown’s actions at
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John Brown was a freedom fighter. For multiple reasons‚ and research on John Brown and the incidents in which he was involved in have led me to believe he is a freedom fighter. Although John Brown’s actions have not been justified. He did them with a purpose in which he did not inspire the threat of fear. Between a terrorist and a freedom fighter they are different‚ yet have similarities. To make it clear what each is‚ a terrorist is someone who puts harm and fear towards people on purpose‚
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John Brown was an American abolitionist‚ born in Connecticut and raised in Ohio. He felt passionately and violently that he must personally fight to end slavery. This greatly increased tension between North and South. Northern mourned him as a martyr and southern believed he got what he deserved and they were appalled by the north’s support of Brown. In 1856‚ in retaliation for the sack of Lawrence‚ he led the murder of five proslavery men on the banks of the Pottawatomie River. He stated that he
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