John Brown: Terrorist or Revolutionary? John Brown was a man starkly opposed to slavery. In 1855‚ John Brown led an unsuccessful raid on Harper ’s Ferry in order to arm slaves with weapons Brown and his men seized from the arsenal in order for the slaves to free themselves. Because this was against law of the time‚ John Brown was tried and executed for treason. Due to his methods‚ many people labeled him as a terrorist; however‚ because he worked for a good cause‚ the abolition of slavery
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wID Terms for Final 1. Nat Turner Revolt (1831): Slave revolt in the South led by a Virginian slave‚ Nat Tuner. Tuner said he was guided by God to free his people. The insurrection lasted 48 hours and 60 whites were killed. South’s bloodiest slave insurrection. Significance: fear among white southerners‚ increased severity of the slave codes‚ collapse any movement of emancipation in the South 2. Anti-slavery argument (1830s-1860s): America is God’s Promised Land‚ except for slavery which
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owners. Some of the rebellions were so insignificant that word never got around‚ others like the Nat Turner Rebellion changed history‚ especially because it was based on what God told Turner. This rebellion was a major turning point in history because; of the amount of slave owners killed‚ showing that slaves have the ability to be violent putting constant fear for every white family in the south. Turner described to the journalist‚ “I was intended for some great purpose” (Gray‚ page 7). He even
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John Brown as a "Martyr” A martyr is defined as a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief‚ principle‚ or cause. To many people back in eighteen fifty-nine‚ this defined a man named John Brown in many ways. John Brown was a devoted abolitionist who had been important in the conflict of slavery in Kansas. In October of eighteen fifty-nine‚ Brown led an interracial group of men who took over a federal arsenal in Harper’s Ferry‚ Virginia‚ hoping to spark a slave
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Darius McPherson The white abolitionist John Brown who has been thought of as a thief and in contrast a religious prophet led a raid at Harper’s Ferry in 1859. He attempted to start an armed slave revolt by gathering 16 whites and 5 blacks. They stole a numerous amount weapons held at the U.S Federal Arms. The raid was then stopped by a squad of U.S. Marines‚ that was led by Robert E. Lee. In my opinion John Brown was justified in the events of Harper’s Ferry because all of the
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Nat Turner’s Stand Against Slavery “Good communication is the bridge between confusion and clarity.” (Nat Turner.) A lot of people think about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad when they hear about slave rebellions but Nat Turner also played a big part in slave rebellions. Nat Turner grew up a slave and had a big religious impact on his life that lead to his rebellions against slavery. Nat Turner was born on October 2‚ 1800‚ on a plantation in Virginia. Nat spent a lot of time as a kid
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John Turner was a Canadian prime minister who was born on the 7th of June 1929‚ in Richmond‚ England to an English father and a Canadian mother‚ and still alive to this day at the age of 85. However‚ his father passed away when he was only three years old‚ so his mother decided to move to Canada with John. They first lived in Rossland‚ British Colombia. However‚ she worked her way up in the civil service until she got promoted‚ which required moving to Ottawa (CanadaHistory). Turner was a brilliant
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John brown the radical abolitionist who believed in the violent overthrow of slavery. Brown was born in Torrington‚ Connecticut and he spent most of his childhood in Ohio. Brown’s father‚ was a very religious man‚ whose Calvinism formed the pillars of this family’s household. His professional life and some business failures which made him go into bankruptcy at age 42 and making him have more than 20 lawsuits filed against him. During the bleeding Kansas Brown led attacks on pro slavery and justified
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two territories were made clear. John Brown’s raid in October of 1859 came at that volatile time and provoked an extreme reaction from the South immediately afterward; as the furious public option of the South was that the entire North had personally supported and condoned Brown and his violent actions in the ultimate quest of abolition. From that point‚ as feelings in the North and South were pushed to the edge by other events‚ the views on John Brown and his actions‚ especially the opinion of the
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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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