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What was John Brown's role in the pre Civil War era?
Brown took slaves to Harper's Ferry where there was an arsenal of weapons that he gave to slaves to start a slave rebellion. He was also responsible for bloody atrocities in "Bloody Kansas," prior to that.
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry definition?
John Brown, an abolitionist ( someone who wishes to stop slavery ) tried to start an antislavery rebellion by attacking a US. army post located in Harper's Ferry, Virginia. The people in the Union ( North ) saw him as an incredibly bold hero while the Confederates ( South ) saw him as a violent Northerner. Hope that answered your question!
Why is Harpers Ferry historical?
"John Brown's Rebellion" was an attack by a small group of men on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, VA (now Harpers Ferry, WV) on October 16, 1859. Brown hoped to steal weapons and arm the slaves in Virginia to rebel against slavery. Brown was captured, tried, convicted of treason, and hanged.
What happened to john brown?
After leading an attack on Harpers' Ferry Arsenal in West Virginia, radical abolitionist, John Brown was wounded and quickly captured. Slave owners fearing news of John Brown's exploits would spread and incite their slaves to rebel, called for a quick and speedy trial. He was moved to Charlestown, Virginia, where he was tried and convicted of treason and sentenced to be hanged. He spoke to the court telling them that if this was how he had to go, he was proud that he had given his life to fight the injustice of slavery.
What happened at Harper's Ferry?
In October 1859, an abolitionist named John Brown tried to seize weapons from the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (now Harpers Ferry West Virginia). He and 21 men, one a fugitive slave, attacked the armory, intending to start a full scale slave rebellion in the South. Some were killed, along with one of the US Marines sent to stop them. John Brown was tried for treason, convicted, and hanged on December 2. The officer in charge of capturing Brown was US Army Lt. Col. Robert E. Lee, who 2 years later would resign his commission and become a leader of the Confederate Army in the Civil War.
