Feurey US History 10 November 2015 John Brown: Hero or Terrorist? There is much debate about the kind of person that John Brown was. Some call him a hero for his courageous actions‚ while others regard him as a terrorist due to his horrifying movements against slavery. John Brown was an abolitionist who completely loathed slavery. This caused him to grab hold of the weapons that were at Harpers Ferry in the United States‚ in October of 1859. Even though Brown did not admit to it‚ many people thought
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170 22 May 2013 Debate between John Brown and Irrational Terrorist Opposition to slavery issue was a major problem in the seventeenth and eighteenth century in the United States. Most of the opposition came from the religious leaders‚ especially Christian (Purtian) leaders. Such as Samuel Sewall‚ John Woolman and Anthony Bezezet published pamphlets that urge people to abolish slavery system. John Brown was also the abolitionist who believed that armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the
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Do you think John Brown was a courageous abolitionist who died for a cause he believed in‚ or was he insane? Was he a martyr or a terrorist? John Brown was from Connecticut‚ born in strict religious family in 1800. At 12‚ after seeing a slave being brutally beaten‚ swore to never forget that day. In the mid 1800’s he decided to campaign against slavery in Kansas and Nebraska‚ so did the pro-slavery who campaigned for the continuation of slavery. With the murder of six anti-slaverists and that
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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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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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Was Hamlet insane? Scholars have debated this question ever since Shakespeare presented this play to the public. Although I am not a scholar‚ I believe that there is enough evidence in the play to suggest Hamlet had been sane. He may have been depressed and angry however this was due to the treachery and betrayal contaminating Denmark. The insanity act had been an instrument to allow Hamlet the freedom to achieve his goal of revenge. When the audience first meets Hamlet‚ he is dressed
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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 violence he committed was for a greater
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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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martyrs or terrorists. John Brown happens to be a murderous fanatic. I firmly believe that John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry did not have a remarkable impact on abolition. John brown risked his life as well as others. Brown also had nearly no support from slaves in his attempt to abolish slavery. Despite his efforts‚ and the reactions of the people in the nation he still underwent prosecution. Unfortunately‚ it is almost as if he died in vain. The efforts of john brown were almost unrecognized
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merciless‚ cruel man thought exactly that‚ John brown needs to be viewed in history as an terrorist who killed innocent people‚ as he did in the Pottawatomie massacre and Harpers Ferry. John brown took his beliefs to an extreme and brutally murdered anyone and everyone who believed differently than him. He was said to be a believer in god and that he was killing for God but his actions were not justified by the religion and bible. LAstly‚ the 1850s was a time of violence and disagreement‚ especially
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