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because him and his sons killed slave owners by chopping their bodies into small pieces and left it in the middle of the street

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John brown successfully lead a attack on harpers ferry he attack the US armory that stored rifles and weapon's. the raid also set the nation towards the civil war.

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What was John Browns role in the violence that lead to Bleeding Kansas?

John Brown came to the Kansas Territory to fight slavery. In May 1856 John Brown led a group that killed several proslavery settlers near Pottawatomie Creek. In August 1856, Brown and his followers engaged 400 pro-slavery U.S. soldiers in the "Battle of Osawatomie".


What was john browns role in the violence that led bleeding Kansas?

he killed a group of proslavery settlers near pottawatomie creek


Scene of militant abolitionist john brown's massacre of proslavery men in 1856?

Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas


Was john brown president?

Nope, he was an abolitionist. He was involved in the Pottawatomie Massacre. This Massacre occurred in May 1856 as a result of the raid of the free soil city of Lawrence.


What was the Pottawatomie massacre in Kansas in 1856?

Brown (John Brown) and his men killed five pro-slavery men in cold blood in Kansas in what became known as the Pottawatomie Massacre.


Who was an abolitionist who killed five proslavery people in kansas?

John Brown came to the Kansas Territory to fight slavery. In May 1856 John Brown led a group that killed several proslavery settlers near Pottawatomie Creek.


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John Brown was against slavery in the United States. He advocated armed insurrection to overthrow slavery in the U.S. He led small groups of volunteers during the Bleeding Kansas crisis of 1856.


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