John Brown was an American abolitionist who led a raid on October 16, 1859. This small raid was directed towards the U.S. Military Arsenal in hopes of freeing the African American slaves. A terrorist is an individual whom uses violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims. John Brown’s actions at Pottawatomie Creek and Harper’s Ferry demonstrated similar qualities in terrorist attacks today such as: attacking a government base and the killing of innocent civilians. On May 24, 1856, John Brown set forth to attack Pottawatomie Creek. He recruited a group of men to approach this village of pro-slavery settlers. Armed with several weapons, they went to the homes, threw the men out, and chopped them