John Brown

John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry propelled the United States into the Civil War by proving the clear division on the issue of abolishing the practice of slavery throughout the United States. According to David Reynolds, author of John Brown, Abolitionist, claims that John Brown acted as a “good” terrorist to advance his opinions on the issue of slavery. The political definition of a terrorist is “the unlawful use of force or violence against a persons or property in order to coerce or…

blood” (“John Brown’s Last Prophecy”). “I have only a short time to live, only one death to die, and I will die fighting for this cause. There will be no peace in this land until slavery is done for” (“John Brown Quotes”). John Brown was known for two things in his lifetime. Brown is known for his passion to end slavery, but also the violent way that he did it (“John Brown Biography”). Coming from a large family himself, Brown had a large family himself during his lifetime (“John Brown…

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. Slavery was by far one of the largest…

The Civil War: Slavery The Civil War started in Sumter, South Carolina in 1861 and it ended in 1865. This is one the most remembered wars in history along with the famous world wars. Not only did Confederacy and ratification play a huge part in the war but the main thing is slavery. Not many people took the time to elaborate on how exactly the slaves felt during this time. How the were treated. How they were mistreated and how they coped until they were able to be set free. Slavery is a huge…

John Brown was a man of failure, who never succeeded in his life until his last years. Through he had hardship in the financial and agricultural worlds, he realized that he would only accomplish something substantial to help his country if he fought his unlucky fortune until the very end. John Brown was a hero because he fought for people's natural rights, fought with a purpose and his actions, and lead the country to freedom. The United States was built on the principles of freedom and…

John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry was marked as one of the most important event that happen in the United States’ history. The event lead to the most memorable war of all time, the Civil War. In a book by Jonathan Earle, “John Brown’s Raid on Harper Ferry,” tells the story of John Brown and his journey from birth to his trial. Throughout history, many historians wonder if what Brown did was a correct decision. Is he a murderer? Is he a patriot? Is he a dedicated soldier? Or is he mentally ill?…

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…

There were a few reasons the north and the south viewed the issue of slavery so differently. The first was political differences. With the two politicians having different opinion, the debate between Lincoln and Douglas was a huge factor between north and south. Lincoln held that slavery was a moral wrong. Lincoln, himself, had slaves but he was very determined to try to free the slaves. Lincoln was the underdog in the senate race. Lincoln did not want the union to break apart but he did…

John Brown was an abolitionist that wanted to abolish slavery no matter what. John Brown in 1859 decided that he would attack slavery from the south. Brown found 21 individuals including five free African Americans “…in hope of fomenting a slave insurrection.” On the night of October 16,1859, Brown and his followers took over a federal armory at Harpers Ferry in Virginia. The problem with Brown’s…

The leader I chose is Harriet Tubman, she led hundreds of people safely away from slavery. Harriet Tubman was born in Maryland.On the month of March, in the year of 1822. She had very little education she wasn’t aloud to have been educated. Her job was to show slaves the underground railroad so they could be free. Somethings to know about Harriet. Harriet earned the nickname "Moses" after the prophet Moses in the Bible who led his people to freedom. In all of her journeys she "never lost a…