On April 12, 1861 the beginning of one of the bloodiest wars in American history began. From 1845 to the attack on Fort Sumter there were many causes leading up the the devastating Civil War. Slavery was by far one of the largest causes. The North and South could not come to an agreement on the issues of slavery which led to a lot of violence before the war. The election of Abraham Lincoln was one of the final straws that pushed the South to secede from the Union. John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry also caused more tension between the anti slavery states and the pro slavery states. Slavery, the election of 1860, and the raid of Harpers Ferry were significant causes of the dichotomy leading to the Civil War.
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Unlike most of the events leading to the Civil War, the raid on Harpers Ferry was initiated by the North. John Brown was a strong abolitionist. John Brown had the intentions of stealing the federal armoury and arsenal. After having control of many weapons, he planned on giving them to the slaves and other abolitionists. The word of his plan traveled quickly and John Brown and his men were captured and executed. Before Brown’s execution, he stated that slavery will not end without war by saying, “I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.” Although Brown’s slave revolt failed, it sparked many other slave revolts prior to the Civil War. These revolts frightened the southern slaveowners and caused more acrimony between the North and South.
There were many of causes that led to the Civil War. Although the North is to blame for some of the causes, the South was the true aggressor of the war. On January 31, 1865 Congress passed the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States. Due to this, we no longer have to worry about the issues developed by slavery. Slavery, the election of 1860, and the raid of Harpers Ferry were significant causes of the dichotomy leading to the Civil
Slavery was by far one of the largest …show more content…
Unlike most of the events leading to the Civil War, the raid on Harpers Ferry was initiated by the North. John Brown was a strong abolitionist. John Brown had the intentions of stealing the federal armoury and arsenal. After having control of many weapons, he planned on giving them to the slaves and other abolitionists. The word of his plan traveled quickly and John Brown and his men were captured and executed. Before Brown’s execution, he stated that slavery will not end without war by saying, “I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.” Although Brown’s slave revolt failed, it sparked many other slave revolts prior to the Civil War. These revolts frightened the southern slaveowners and caused more acrimony between the North and South.
There were many of causes that led to the Civil War. Although the North is to blame for some of the causes, the South was the true aggressor of the war. On January 31, 1865 Congress passed the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States. Due to this, we no longer have to worry about the issues developed by slavery. Slavery, the election of 1860, and the raid of Harpers Ferry were significant causes of the dichotomy leading to the Civil