John Brown was an American abolitionist‚ born in Connecticut and raised in Ohio. He felt passionately and violently that he must personally fight to end slavery. This greatly increased tension between North and South. Northern mourned him as a martyr and southern believed he got what he deserved and they were appalled by the north’s support of Brown. In 1856‚ in retaliation for the sack of Lawrence‚ he led the murder of five proslavery men on the banks of the Pottawatomie River. He stated that he
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Andrew Jackson a Hero or a Villain During Jackson’s presidency many would say that he was a hero while others would speak of him as a villain; it all depends on the point of view one perceives it. If someone was a farmer or a common man‚ they most likely would say he was a hero‚ but if an individual was a Native American or from South Carolina they would probably refer to him as a villain. Andrew Jackson was born poor in the border of North and South Carolina and raised by a single mother‚ which
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two elderly woman looking in awe due to the horrendous sight as the fire ate the house. With Mary Taylor mumbling‚ “ John Brown I know you must must have an explanation. Put your trousers on and help me bring my mother and everyone else back to my cabin!” John Brown now pulled up his pants and went to assist the elderly woman up in the carriage to take them back home. John Brown lead the horse attached to the carriage back to the Taylors cabin. As Mary Taylor assisted her mother back to their cabin
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killing people‚ but in John Brown’s perspective‚ violence solved everything. Browns actions at Pottawatomie Creek and Harpers Ferry justify him as a terrorist. After John brown was executed‚ he is still one of the most talked about men in American History. John Brown is talked about a lot because of his big raid on Harpers Ferry. Brown’s raid was to go into Harpers Ferry to get the riffles so Brown and his men could free slaves and arm them to help him have a rebellion. Also‚ John Brown’s actions at
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For my history project I chose the Villain Adolf Hitler. I chose him because he was obviously a significant villain in history leading to the death of millions. He was born in 1889 in Branau‚ Austria. He moved to Vienna when he was young but failed to get into the Arts Academy. He remained in Vienna as a bit of a failed artist until 1913 when he moved to Germany after failing the medical for the Austrian army. In 1914 he volunteered for the German Army for World War 1. He fought on the Western front
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John Brown was a freedom fighter. For multiple reasons‚ and research on John Brown and the incidents in which he was involved in have led me to believe he is a freedom fighter. Although John Brown’s actions have not been justified. He did them with a purpose in which he did not inspire the threat of fear. Between a terrorist and a freedom fighter they are different‚ yet have similarities. To make it clear what each is‚ a terrorist is someone who puts harm and fear towards people on purpose‚
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Is Macbeth a Hero or Villain? Written by: Justine Johnston The play ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare is about a fascinating character known as Macbeth. Do we consider him a hero or a villain? There has been much questioning over this. As the story goes on‚ Macbeth went down many changed turns‚ some for good‚ and some for bad. Macbeth goes from a nice hero to a mean villain all in a small period of time. Many actions made Macbeth into a good person at the opening of the play‚ which gave him
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After reading Howard Zinn’s viewpoint on Columbus‚ the Indians‚ and the human progress I can now confirm/characterize that Columbus is‚ as historical figure‚ not a hero‚ but somewhere in between being a hero and a villain (being more towards a villain). Throughout the whole reading the reader can notice how Colombus’ mistake of finding a new route to Asia and mistakenly discovering an unknown land to the Europeans caused great pain for the natives who were forced into labor/made into slaves to go
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History Essay Oliver Cromwell-Hero or Villain Oliver Cromwell was one of the leaders of the parliaments army in the Civil war. Some people think that Cromwell is a hero but others think he is a Villain. Puritans think Cromwell was a hero because Cromwell‚ Himself was a puritan. During the war the soldiers thought he was a hero so they made him cheaf-in-command. The Church of England and Catholics thought that Cromwell was a villain. When Cromwell brought the army into parliament‚ many
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than most people in his class‚ until the Civil war began in 1642. There has been much debate over whether Cromwell was a hero who saved his country from a maniacal dictator‚ or a villain who simply became one. This will likely never be resolved‚ but I have attempted to put forward some reasons for each argument and my decision based on these reasons. Cromwell was a villain for many reasons including: He closed Parliament‚ this was the reason he executed Charles 1st. He executed the king
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