John Brown
John Brown
To start a slave revolt.
John brown (abolisionist)
John Brown aimed to instigate a slave rebellion in the Southern United States, specifically targeting the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859. He believed that seizing the armory would provide weapons to enslaved people and incite a larger insurrection against slavery. Brown's plan was part of his broader mission to abolish slavery through violent means. Ultimately, his raid failed, but it heightened tensions leading up to the Civil War.
John Brown
John Brown's goal was to begin a slave rebellion. Harper's Ferry was a Federal arsenal and thus a source for arms for the slave rebellion.
harpers ferry, Virginia
Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas
John Brown led a raid at Harpers Ferry in 1859 with the aim of starting a slave rebellion. He and his followers seized the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, hoping to arm enslaved people and incite a widespread uprising against slavery. The raid ultimately failed, leading to Brown's capture, trial, and execution, but it intensified the national debate over slavery and contributed to the tensions leading up to the Civil War.
The slave rebellion led by the slave, Spartacus, against the might of Rome.
Nat Turner led the first slave rebellion.
The abolitionist who attempted to start a rebellion was John Brown. In 1859, he led a raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, with the aim of initiating an armed slave uprising. Although the raid ultimately failed and Brown was captured and executed, it intensified the national debate over slavery and contributed to the tensions leading up to the Civil War. Brown is often remembered as a martyr for the abolitionist cause.