John Brown's Abolishment Of Slavery In The United States

The nation was completely divided. Everyone had a difference of opinion on where slavery stood. Many tensions existed throughout the North and the South. Some people that were pro slavery believed that slaves were unfit to do any other type of work, therefore they were helping them. It was their opinion that the slaves were treated well unless they were rebellious. The believers in slavery argued it was in the Bible and therefore approved by God.
John Brown had struggled with financial difficulty throughout his life mainly because of the 13 kids he was supporting. Brown was a well-known abolitionist who was involved in the Underground Railroad and the League of Gileadites among other activities. His philosophy of slavery was it could only end with the use of violence to get others to realize inspiring a slave insurrection. John Brown eventually led an unsuccessful raid on the Harpers Ferry Federal Armory. Brown would be captured and be placed on trial to be executed on December 2,
Those who defended the war were against the Abolitionists. The North needed the system of slavery to be a paid labor type of deal. Those who defended slavery made the case that the sudden abolishment of slavery would have a big impact on the economy of the South as they would rely heavily on slave labor as unemployment would skyrocket and items such as rice, tobacco, and cotton would collapse.
When the election of Abraham Lincoln and the succession of the south occurred, Republicans would seek national prominence. John Brown was condemned and slavery would be accepted in society where it existed. Abraham Lincoln was a nominee to become president of the United States but there was one thing that he did not want to exist anymore and that was slavery in the west. Southern democrats wanted to protect slavery within the states and Democrats could not decide as Democrats only had 3