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John Brown (May 9, 1800 - December 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist, who advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to end all slavery. He led the Pottawatomie Massacre in 1856 in Bleeding Kansas and made his name in the unsuccessful raid at Harpers Ferry in 1859.
John Brown's attempt in 1859 to start a liberation movement among enslaved African Americans in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) electrified the nation. He was tried for treason against the state of Virginia, the murder of five pro-slavery Southerners, and inciting a slave insurrection and was subsequently hanged. Southerners alleged that his rebellion was the tip of the abolitionist iceberg and represented the wishes of the Republican Party. Historians agree that the Harpers Ferry raid in 1859 escalated tensions that, a year later, led to secession and the American Civil War.
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∙ 14y agoJohn Brown tried to violently start a slave revolt and for some, this was the first battle of the Civil War. Some of the military people who captured and killed Brown's men were the people who later led major Confederate armies.
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∙ 13y agoJohn Brown was a militant abolitionist who was involved in Bleeding Kansas, a series of bloody conflicts in the Midwest. He was the leader of the capture of Harper's Ferry. A song called "John Brown's Body" was written, and the chorus is immortalized in the later song, the "Battle Hymn of the Republic."
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∙ 14y agoHe is known for leading many revolts on slave states and is known as a great man.
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∙ 14y agoThe attack on Harper's Ferry ; see related link below .
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∙ 13y agoConductor of the Underground Railroad
He led a battle against the US Army in Harpers Ferry
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∙ 12y agohe raided harpers ferry
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How did they kill John Brown?
The hung John Brown in 1859.
What was John Brown's job as a abolitionist?
John Brown was a failed farmer and a failed businessman. His raid on Harper's Ferry, and possibly others of his acts of domestic terrorism, were finances by a group of wealthy Abolitionists known as the Secret Six.
What happened before john brown is executed?
I dont know. What did happen before John Brown was executed? Do you know?
How did john brown try to end slavery?
John Brown tried to end slavery by sacrificing himself for the life's of slaves.
Why was john brown hung?
John Brown was an abolitionist who was charged with treason, murder and insurrection. He was hanged on December 2, 1859.
Who was known as the butcher?
John Brown.
Who was mr j.m.brown also known as?
Mr. J.M. Brown was also known as John Michael Brown.
Was John Brown University named after abolitionist John Brown?
JBU was named after John E Brown, who was a well-known evangelist who traveled across the United States for many years before founding John Brown University.
What made John Brown famous?
John Brown was an abolitionist and the 1859 Harper's Ferry raid is what he is most known for. John Brown kidnapped local citizens in Harper's Ferry and attempted to led a slave revolt.
Your name is john brown your wife was Julia smith should she now be known as mrs Julia brown or mrs Julia brown?
The proper form of address would be Mrs. John Brown. To differentiate her from other Mrs. John Browns, she would be identified as Mrs. John Brown née Smith.
What abolitionist leader took part in the violence known as bleeding Kansas?
John Brown and his sons.
Who was executed for his attack on the arsenal at harpers ferry?
(John Brown)
Do you address the letter as Mr John Brown Esq or John Brown Esq?
John Brown, Esq
What were the consequence of John brown?
John Brown is Hanged
What did john brown wear?
What did John brown wear
What clothes did John Brown wear?
What did John brown wear
How did they kill John Brown?
The hung John Brown in 1859.
