DBQ John Brown is the man who stirred up America for standing up for the most controversial flaw of American history: slavery. The opinions of the North and South regarding John Brown and his intense actions tremendously changed after 1859. Prior to the invasion of the federal armory at the Harper’s Ferry in Virginia‚ Brown had little reputation among the North and the South. John Brown’s actions were regarded as extreme in the years before the American Civil War and they served as a reflection
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between the two territories were made clear. John Brown’s raid in October of 1859 came at that volatile time and provoked an extreme reaction from the South immediately afterward; as the furious public option of the South was that the entire North had personally supported and condoned Brown and his violent actions in the ultimate quest of abolition. From that point‚ as feelings in the North and South were pushed to the edge by other events‚ the views on John Brown and his actions‚ especially the opinion
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During the 1840s to the 1890s‚ the United States was focused on westward development and to fulfill the American belief of “Manifest Destiny”. Even though the west has a lot of grassy plains and desert (Doc. A)‚ the western part of the United States quickly became the main target of expansionist movements/campaigns of the United States during the 18th century. Even though many factors contributed in shaping the development of the West beyond the Mississippi and the lives of those who lived and settled
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John Brown‚ in 1859‚ raided and killed seven innocent people in the South while attempting to free the slaves of the area and create a haven for them. Brown was convicted of murder and hanged. While Southerners may have hated Brown for his invasion their rights to own slaves‚ he was thought to be a martyr for the abolitionist cause in the North with his self sacrifice and deep devotion‚ further separating the two in both ideals and motives of pre-Civil War 1863. However you may slice it‚ Brown’s
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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: 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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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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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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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 his raid was primarily condemned in the north‚ Brown became a hero. Southerners
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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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