John brown was hung for sabotage against the united states
He was arrested at the Harpers Ferry arsenal in Oct. 1859 and was convicted of murder and treason after a hasty but legal trial. He was hung soon after.
When John Brown led the attack on Harpers Ferry (which failed completely) it caused further division of the US between the North and the South. When John Brown was put on trial, he was sentenced to be hung. While the South thought this was a just punishment for his actions, the North felt John didn't deserve to die because he was only trying to help the abolitionist's cause.
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