John Brown – the “Spark”

John Brown, an abolistionist who previously murdered five proslavery men in 1856, seized a federal arsenal in Harper's Ferry, Virginia. His plan was to start a slave uprising, however it failed and he was caught, he was hanged for treason. Document 7 states that both sides, North and South, were both basically surprised; however some Northerners "began to call Brown a martyr for the sacred cause of freedom." Southerners were outraged that such a man would do this, and mobs would even assault people who held or were suspected of holding antislavery opinions. It also scared Southerners (especially those who held slaves) because they were afraid of slave uprisings. This was one step to the Union

On October 16, 1859 John Brown led a group of men to Harper’s Ferry, Virginia and raided the Federal arsenal. Brown wanted to create an army of African-Americans that would in the end help release black slaves in the Southern states. Brown and his men manage to capture the arsenal but the town people of Harper’s Ferry surrounded the buildings and trapped Brown and his men. Brown had intended to steal the government’s weapons and start a rebellion on slavery in the south. Brown’s attempt to start an abolitionist movement caused the Southerners to believe that the North was in favor of the movement and helped start the Civil War between the North and

In 1859, John Brown, also know as Issac Smith, leased the Kennedy Farmhouse, just miles from Harper’s Ferry, Virginia. Brown planned out his attack on Harper’s Ferry. He was going to provide local slaves with weapons. He was hoping to pose fear in the slave owners. Despite the planning, nothing went accordingly. The slaves didn’t join his army as expected. The local police and the US Marines under the authority of Robert E. Lee, put an end to the raid. Most of Brown’s men were killed or captured including his sons. Although, he was wounded badly, he was put on trial very fast and was found to be guilty of murder, treason, and inciting slave insurrection in Virginia. John Brown was put to death by hanging on December

As John got older, things changed and he wanted to start his own slave rebellion. He wanted people to image what kind of person he really was, and what he wanted to change. Breanna Wolford 5/9/17 Freedom Fighter Essay John Browns actions at Pottawatomie Creek and at Harpers Ferry may cause people to claim he is a terrorist but if you dig deeper, you will find it was just acts of a freedom fighter. On May 21, 1856 John Brown and his men invaded two cabins, and brutally murdered slave owners and civilians. One of the men he killed was James Doyle. I believe that the events that took place at Pottawatomie Creek were justified, because at the raid of Harpers Ferry they did not fire on civilians unlike Pottawatomie Creek which I feel he knew they should have not fired in civilians at the first attack therefore that is why he did not kill civilians at Harpers Ferry. John Brown felt obligated to abolish slavery for good. John had to get done what he had to do because he wanted to get it through to people that slavery was wrong. Furthermore this is why I believe John Brown was a freedom

Throughout history John Brown has been described as a terrorist, mentally ill, and a failure among other things. Because he stood strongly for what he believed in, and his goal was eventually achieved he can be seen for the most part as a hero. Brown was described as “an American who gave his life that millions of other Americans be free” (Chowder,6). Brown was a headstrong abolitionist who claimed that he was told by God to end slavery causing him to see himself as “a latter-day Moses” (Chowder, 6). With this, he stopped at nothing to fulfill these expectations. Brown’s heroism is displayed through how he was recounted by others during and after his lifetime, the actions though drastic he took when fighting for what he believed in, and

Some people may say that John Brown was a revolutionary and had a very good cause. They argue that his intention was to end slavery; this idea is inadequate because there are better methods than to end people’s life to satisfy your

Textbooks withdraw their heroic sympathy that they give to almost any other historical figure from Brown, presenting him in a different tone; Brown was a devote Christian and instead of credit he receives blame of his devotedness; if they wanted to, they could've divulged into how Brown once was friends with a young black boy which convinced him that blacks aren't inferior, but they don't; textbooks also neglect the story of Brown as a defender, when he defended 35 free-soil men from several hundred pro-slavery men from Missouri; in addition to this, textbooks also tend to handicap his voice as they don't use any of his saying or phrases; Brown's ideas are often ignored as they represent something violent, which deemed him ineligible of sympathy

John Brown’s beliefs about slavery and activities to destroy it hardly represented the mainstream of northern society in the years leading up to the Civil War. This rather unique man, however, took a leading role in propelling the nation toward secession and conflict. Many events influenced Brown’s views on slavery from an early age. When he was older, his strong anti-slavery feelings had grown, and he became an extreme abolitionist. His raid on Harpers Ferry was one of the first monumental events leading up to the civil war.

John Brown was a frontiers man. He became somewhat of a celebrity in New England around 1857. He found his life 's calling which was fundraising for the frontier exploits, or battles he conducted. When peace had come across Kansas in late 1857, Brown had developed a plan to capture the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. After collecting funds from his New England friends, Brown and his army moved to a farmhouse where they began to train. It was the night of October 16, 1859 when Brown and twenty-two men took over the arsenal. They waited for slaves to rally to his banner. Quickly the Virginia Militia and a detachment of the United States Marines put an end to John Browns Raid killing most of his men and wounding Brown himself. This raid scared southerners to death, because they feared a slave rebellion. Not only that, but this attack/rebellion was not planned within the South but planned by the North and acted on in the South. Even though no slaves were informed of the uprising it was still a scare for the South. Brown went to

Slavery was one of the most horrific acts ever instilled on a race of people in world’s history. The history paints a truly horrific picture when blacks were stolen from their homelands, taken away from their families, enslaved and suffered from harsh punishments. The first opposition of practicing slavery in antebellum America takes its origins from the beginning of nineteenth century. The most recognizable abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison, George Thompson, David Walker and Frederic Douglass were the first who unfolded the antislavery debates in transnational ways. Their persistent eagerness and appeal to public opinion helped to sow seeds of abolishing slavery in America.

The reaction to John Brown’s raid in the North suggest that slavery was unmoral and unjust. Brown was trying to save slaves from cruelty, but he ended up getting tried and executed. The North supported Brown to save slaves. Most people in the North did not supported slavery, such as abolitionists and gradualists. Both groups believed slavery was morally wrong, but the difference is abolitionists wanted slavery to end immediately, while the gradualists were willing to “gradually” wait. Lecture 38 states,

On October 16th, 1859 John Brown and 21 men lead a raid to the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. His plan was to arm all of the slaves in the area with weapons. How ever after 36 hours most of Brown’s men were either killed or captured. John Brown was captured and later hung west 8 miles in Charles Town

As John Brown matures he decides he is going to make the choice to try and change slavery in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. John Brown killed many people hoping to start a slave rebellion. The South perceived this as the North wanting to kill the slave owners of the South to abolish slavery. This occurrence frightened a lot of moderate Southerners into thinking that abolitionists would keep encouraging slave uprisings in the South. John Brown represented the South's biggest fear of their slaves turning against them which stirred more conflict. This wavered many people into supporting the succession as a solution to the Abolitionists continuing and increasing anti-slavery

He was an abolitionist, and in other words, someone who strongly supported the end of slavery. This violent rebellion not being quite enough for slavery despising Brown, the “radical abolitionist” (B) organized a raid on the Harpers Ferry arsenal in October 1859. Moreover, one of his goals was to free the slaves in Virginia, because at the time, Harpers Ferry was part of Virginia, a slave state, not West Virginia like it is today. As well, most importantly, Brown desired for his revolt to spread throughout the entire state. Brown instigated his bigger plans by first capturing the arsenal and then seizing its weapons to arm his followers. It was the evening of October 6, 1859 and Brown had assembled merely 21 men, a few of them his sons, all willing to die to put a bullet through slavery. According to Civil War Trust however, Brown’s raid was, “doomed from the start.” Foolishly, Brown did not possess the necessary ammunition for the weapons in the arsenal. Even worse, the slaves he attempted to recruit never attended. Soon enough, the Virginia and Maryland militia besieged the arsenal, leaving Brown and his men hopelessly and defenselessly trapped. Ninety marines prevailed by Confederate Colonel Robert E. Lee were commissioned by President Buchanan to culminate Brown’s insurrection. On Lee’s command, his soldiers attacked the arsenal and freed Brown’s prisoners he held there, one of them

John brown was against slavery and a mad man. Thus making him travel to Kansas with his sons to fight for his cause, but well we was there a group of proslavery men had attacked and admonished the town of Lawrence. This event deepened his abhor towards the south; this resulted in Brown and his sons destroying cabins and drawing weapons at people in Potta creek. These 2 events led to the summer of 1859 being in complete guerilla warfare. On October 16 of the same year Brown, his sons , and 20 men marched down to Harper Ferry, West Virginia. That night Brown and his men had held 60 citizens captive in hopes of a slavery revolution outbreak but local slaves. When non came forward Brown and his “army” where shot at. In the end it impacted the country