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    Do you think John Brown was a courageous abolitionist who died for a cause he believed in‚ or was he insane? Was he a martyr or a terrorist? John Brown was from Connecticut‚ born in strict religious family in 1800. At 12‚ after seeing a slave being brutally beaten‚ swore to never forget that day. In the mid 1800’s he decided to campaign against slavery in Kansas and Nebraska‚ so did the pro-slavery who campaigned for the continuation of slavery. With the murder of six anti-slaverists and that

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    The College Board Advanced Placement Examination UNITED STATES HISTORY (Suggested writing time-40 minutes) Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-I and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. High scores will be earned only by essays that both cite key pieces of evidence from the documents and draw on outside knowledge of the period. Some of the documents have been edited‚ and wording

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    John Brown Essay Looking back in history‚ in the years leading up to the Civil War‚ many important events took place which defined the course of history and overall sparked the Civil War. John Brown was an abolitionist‚ born and raised in the North and with the conception that slavery was evil. Brown took extreme measures in the fight to abolish slavery once and for all in the South and West. His fight for ending slavery turned violent and turned into massacres and murdering sprees. After reviewing

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    3 now charged in Markham murder Apr 15‚ 2011 Kenney McGordy YorkRegion.com Staff Reporter Investigators have arrested two Toronto men in last year’s home invasion and homicide in Markham. And‚ police probing the death of Bich-Ha Pan‚ 53‚ who was gunned down Nov. 8 inside her Helen Avenue home in Markham‚ said today they expect more arrests will be made in the case‚ which shocked residents of the quiet neighbourhood near Kennedy Road and Hwy. 407.

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    Constitution Dbq The Constitution was made in order to keep peace between its people however‚ certain topics were not talked about. As an emerging country many new problems and situations occurred and were brought up. Economically the North and the South were completely different. The constitution failed to address slavery‚ which was important to the South By not addressing this topic the North and the South began having tension between each other. Not talking about slavery backfired because the

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    John Brown is perhaps one of the most controversial people in American history. Born and raised in a family of devout Calvinists who hated slavery‚ he befriended many Native Americans and even a slave boy. Brown witnessed his slave friend receive many beatings and saw as the boy was made to sleep in the cold in only rags and this was what he later described as having transformed him into an Abolitionist. While Browns acts to put an end to slavery were extreme‚ to call him an international terrorists

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    Is John brown a terrorist or revolutionary. Well lets see‚ I believe that john brown was a terrorist for 3 reason‚ my first proof reason is that his initial plan was to take control of the federal armory and after that cease control of all the weapons and use them to arm and free slaves all across the south. My second reason is that John Brown has a long line of insane family members. My third and final proof is that john brown is abolitionist but not antislavery. I believe that John Brown

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    Acts of terrorism are present in modern day life and have been going on for centuries. John Brown’s warlike tactics at Pottawatomie Creek and again in Harper’s Ferry were acts of terrorism. He had an evil mind and chose to bring harm to the innocent instead of addressing his beliefs in a civil way. Brown purposely brought violence upon many people of the state with his goal to abolish slavery. John Brown believed that he was chosen by God to destroy slavery and start a holy war. Brown’s violent

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    2012 John Brown: America’s First Terrorist? By Paul Finkelman This is an article written (Prologue Magazine Spring 2011‚ Vol. 43‚ No. 1) by: Paul Finkelman‚ in his article he describes the life and actions of John Brown‚ an anti-slave rights activist. He questions whether John Brown was “America’s First Terrorist” with the use of arguments presented by other historians and authors. John Brown led a few men and his sons on a murderous journey in Kansas and then a group of men to a raid in Harpers

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    John Brown Wax Museum The John Brown Wax museum is located in Harpers Ferry‚ West Virginia. The museum has a multi-floored walk through of the history from perhaps the most influential abolitionists in American history. Through your tour of the museum you will have just seen a series of exhibits encrypting highlights of the controversial life of John brown. This museum exhibit in Harpers Ferry certain targets the locals of the West Virginia town. This museum gives there town a since of worth and

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