John Brown’s Raid DBQ Many different views and ideas about John Brown flew around the North before the Civil War. Debates and arguments sprung up about whether Brown’s actions and means could or should be justified. Some agreed only partially with Brown. Document A proves that with Horace Greeley’s statement “And‚ while we heartily wish every slave in the world would run away from his master tomorrow and never be retaken‚ we should not feel justified in entering a slave state to incite them to
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There are many things in American history; both good and bad. John Brown’s raid an Harpers Ferry‚ in particular‚ is one of those things. John Brown‚ a white abolitionist‚ is one of those ‘things in history‚’ or rather‚ a history maker‚ for what he did and who he was is quite the story and had a huge impact on early America and the start of the Civil War. Brown is described by some as the man that “Killed slavery‚ sparked the Civil War‚ and seeded Civil rights” and as “An American who gave his life
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The northerners seemed to act cautious over John Brown’s raid‚ almost trying to distance themselves from association‚ even though they may have agreed with it. There were‚ however‚ several northerners who were amazed at Brown’s dedication to such a cause‚ some viewing it as a heroic and martyr-type deed. His raid brought about the Southerners deepest fears though. Here was an African American trying to start an uprising of slaves; hence the southerners felt it had to be stopped. Even though Republicans
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The views of John Brown’s raid of the federal armory at Harpers Ferry illustrate the changing of North-South relations between the years of 1859 and 1863. After the event occurred‚ many looked down upon it in order to try and prevent the inevitable Civil War. However‚ throughout the next few years many people began to praise him for his radical abolitionism‚ even to the point of martyrdom. Horace Greeley‚ a well known anti-slavery activist and editor of the New York Tribune at the time‚ disagreed
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On October 16‚ 1859‚ John Brown‚ a radical abolitionist of the North‚ led a small army of 18 men into the small town of Harpers Ferry‚ Virginia. He seized the arms and ammunition in the federal arsenal and planned to arm slaves to instigate slave rebellions in the South. He was captured by the militia and Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Lee’s troops‚ and was quickly sentenced to death. John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry received polarized comments. While he was hailed as a martyr by Chicago’s Republican
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electrifying the nation in 1859‚ and most eminent as the entity who initiated the War Between the States‚ the glorified John Brown was an individual who stood in opposition to a seemingly unbeatable foe. Nevertheless‚ there was a vast majority who did not see Brown in such a favorable light during the time of his raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry‚ West Virginia. The attitudes regarding John Brown expressed in the documents illustrate to a significant degree the shifting relations between the North
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Between the years 1859 and 1863 John Brown’s rain on the Federal Armory at Harpers Ferry made him a hero in the North and a villain in the South. Brown’s raid was over in about 2 days. He wanted to start an armed slave revolt by seizing the Federal Armory. John Brown was hung for treason because of his actions. Brown’s plan was not to conduct a sudden raid and then escape to the mountains. Rather‚ his plan was to use those rifles and pikes he captured at the arsenal‚ in addition to those he brought
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128 Essay 3 John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry 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‚ has become central to an understanding and in some cases misunderstandings about the origins of the Civil War. The importance of Brown’s mission against slavery was colossal to accelerating the civil war between the North and the South. His raid on Harpers Ferry
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the 1850 Compromise‚ the Fugitive Slave Act‚ Dred Scott’s Decision‚ and John Brown’s Raid. The 1850 Compromise was the earliest cause of the Civil War. Henry Clay proposed the 1850 Compromise to solve slavery‚ as the nation is growing larger. There was a new fugitive slave act in 1850 to appease the South‚ as California entered as a free state to appease the North. Abolitionist Daniel Webster will compromise but former slave John C Calhoun will
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John Brown How one views John Brown’s place in American history depends widely on where one is located geographically. If one is in the middle of the United States in a state like Kansas then one might have the view that John Brown’s efforts to keep slavery from spreading westward are heroic. If one is in the Southern region of the country you might have the viewpoint that Brown was nothing more than a terrorist that acted unjustifiably with his actions at Harpers Ferry. Brown himself obviously felt
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