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How did northerners and southerners view John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry?
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∙ 10y ago
When this topic is approached by scholars, the ideas found in newspaper editorials of the day, public speakers on the fringes of reality, the vast number of books written from 1859 to today and everything in between, there is only one commonsense answer. John Brown was an established killer from Kansas. How he escaped arrest remains a mystery. What the public saw was a madman, who committed treason by taking over a Federal arsenal and attempting to rally slaves to a revolt. Americans shy away from "revolts" of this nature. Clear thinking ones anyway.Armed revolts, causing the deaths of innocent people, are not martyrs. Brown was a criminal. His ideas of abolishing slavery were fine. His methods not in the American midstream. Yes, songs and abolitionist parades and editorials cannot defend his madness. Summary, clear minded citizens of the day were shocked and disgusted at Brown, his murderous past and his revolt plans, if successful would have shed allot of innocent blood.
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∙ 8y ago
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Value of a pike from Harpers ferry?
$15,000 to $20,000
Was the raid on harpers ferry proslavery or antislavery?
The raid on the arsenal in Harpers Ferry, VA was anti-slavery. It was led by John Brown, the radical abolitionist October 16, 1859.
Identify Uncle Tom's Cabin and John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry?
well it was a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe it showed the cruelty of slavery and had the north thinking 2nd thoughts about slavery.john browns raid on harpers ferry caused tensions that pushed the usa to the civil war
What does this statement mean browns raid on harpers ferry and his execution further polarized north and south and made a resolution of the slavery issue the center of national debate?
It means that Brown's death split the country down the middle on the slavery issue.
What West Virginia city was captured 56 times during the civil war?
harpers ferry
What did most northerners think of john brown's raid on harpers ferry how did the attitudes of northerners and southerners differ?
He was a thot- Tyson Mayfield of Kansas XDXDXD
What impression did southerners have of northerners after brown raid on harpers ferry?
Abolitionist fanatics, ready to arm the slaves for a nationwide rebellion.
Why were southerners so angry about john browns attack on harpers ferry?
Because they thought he was trying to do the right thing
What did the raid on harpers ferry convince southerners of?
Slavery should be abolished
In which state present day state did john Brown's raid take place?
John Browns Raid took place in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
The raid on harpers ferry convinced many southerners that?
...that slavery should not be abolish
What was the most important in john browns decision to launch the raid at harpers ferry?
harpers ferry was a hub of trains and canals ,which provided escpe routes.
John browns famous raid at harpers ferry was in this state?
Virginia
What was the most important factor john browns decision to launch the raid at harpers ferry?
harpers ferry was a hub of trains and canals ,which provided escpe routes.
Scene of militant abolitionist john browns massacre of proslavery men in 1856?
Harpers Ferry, Virginia
What state did john browns raid on harpers ferry take place?
Virginia - in what is now West Virginia
Where is the Bolivar-Harpers Ferry Public Library in Harpers Ferry located?
The address of the Bolivar-Harpers Ferry Public Library is: 151 Polk Street, Harpers Ferry, 25425 9870
