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Abolitionist John Brown was a murderer and his committed treason a few years later. Somehow he and his sons escaped prosecution for the cold blooded murders he committed in Kansas in 1856.Later, funded by wealthy New England abolitionists, he bought a farm under a false name in Maryland. He and his sons and others raided the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry. He then tried to recruit slaves to create a slave revolt. No one took up his offer. He was captured in the Fall of 1859 by Colonel Robert E. Lee and his troops of marines. He was tried and hanged for treason in Virginia.
Somehow, treason and mass murder was forgotten and some misguided souls saw him as a martyr.
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∙ 13y agoIt depends on your view point if you were an abolishionist then a martyr but if you were not a murderer so it's an opinionated question
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How was John Brown regarded by many people in the north?
Abolitionists were split on John Brown. Some thought he was a martyr for the cause, while others viewed him as a common murderer.
Why did the North consisder John Brown a martyr?
Most of them didn't. The Abolitionists did. But most Northerners were not Abolitionists, and were just exasperated that all of this was bringing war nearer.
How did John Brown's attack on Harpers Ferry increase tensions between the North and South?
For the most part most Americans, both North and South, saw the Brown slave revolution as being radical and dangerous. Brown was a martyr to radical abolitionists, but for most Americans, Brown's violence was madness.
What happened before John Brown was executed?
Regarding this question to mean John Brown, his trial was given much attention in the North. This was especially true for the abolitionist movement. They considered Brown to be a martyr. Most Americans did not like the violence he committed. His trial was a quick one, so there was not allot of time to talk about him. He was hanged for treason shortly after his attempted slave revolt.
What did John Brown accomplish by seizing 100000 weapons at the US Armory and Arnesal at Harpers Ferry?
John Brown's intention when he and his group attacked and took over the Federal Arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, was to use the weapons there to arm slaves in a revolt. He hoped the revolt would spread and make a large impact towards the end of slavery in the US. His attempt failed. However, to sympathizers against slavery, Brown became a martyr for the cause of abolition. He became a martyr in that he was convicted of treason was hanged for the crime.
How was John Brown regarded by many people in the north?
Abolitionists were split on John Brown. Some thought he was a martyr for the cause, while others viewed him as a common murderer.
Was john brown a maniac?
No. He was a martyr
Was John Brown a Martyr or madman?
a complete and total MADMAN! well, he was a martyr to himself but in my eyes a madman!
Was john brown a radical murdererer or a hero?
John Brown was a radical and a murderer who was made a martyre by radical abolitionists.
Fanatical and bloody minded abolitionist martyr admired in the north and hated in the south?
John Brown
Who became a martyr after the Harper's Ferry incident in which he and his followers captured the Federal arsenal?
John Brown
When did Charles Brown - murderer - die?
Charles Brown - murderer - died in 1962.
The hanging of a fanatically violent abolitionist makes him a martyr in the North and a hated symbol in the South?
John Brown
After the affair at harpers ferry abolitionists considered john brown to be?
John Brown was considered an abolitionist hero of the first magnitude and a treasonous rebel by the federal govt.
When was John Martyr born?
John Martyr was born on 1932-05-25.
When did John Felton - martyr - die?
John Felton - martyr - died in 1570.
When was John Almond - martyr - born?
John Almond - martyr - was born in 1577.
