John Brown took over a Federal arsenal and took its weapons in his desire to create a slave revolt. While slavery was a moral wrong, a revolution, would have killed more slaves than any other group. A person cannot a be hero when he or she takes up arms against the US.
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Under the alias of Issac Smith, John Brown, bought a farm in Maryland. Brown, who was intensely against slavery, led an attack on the Federal arsenal in Virginia. His goal was to free the slaves in that State and perhaps start a slave rebellion. The arsenal had the weapons John Brown needed. He was captured by Federal troops and later hanged for treason against the State of Virginia. The Virginia Governor, Henry Wise, was the individual who actually charged Brown with treason. Brown became a martyr for the anti slavery movement in the North.
The United States was already deeply divided over pro and anti slavery ideologies. John Brown's militant stance and failed effort to steal weapons and mount a slave insurrection, while glorified by such a champion of civil unrest as Henry David Thoreau, who believed Brown's execution would elicit a rallying cry from all abolitionists, some well known abolitionist leaders like William Lloyd Garrison decried the action as the work of a misguided lunatic. However, almost universally in the south, the belief was that all northerners agreed with Brown's actions and were actively plotting their demise.
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Some well-known people who were born or raised in Kansas: John Brown, Dwight D Eisenhower, Amelia Earhart, Bob Dole, Carry Nation, Clyde Cessna, and Alf Landon.
Abolitionists were split on John Brown. Some thought he was a martyr for the cause, while others viewed him as a common murderer.
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NovaNet- Some northerners viewed Brown as a martyr, while southerners prepared for war.
Many Southerners viewed John Brown as a dangerous abolitionist who threatened their way of life and were relieved by his execution. They saw him as a martyr for the abolitionist cause and feared similar uprisings. Some Southerners called for increased security measures to prevent future incidents.
Some Northerners viewed John Brown as a martyr because he was seen as a passionate advocate for the abolition of slavery who was willing to sacrifice his life for the cause. His raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, though ultimately unsuccessful, was perceived as a bold act of defiance against the institution of slavery. Brown's execution galvanized anti-slavery sentiment in the North, leading many to regard him as a heroic figure who died for justice and equality. His commitment to the abolitionist cause symbolized the moral imperative to confront slavery, resonating with those who opposed it.
A martyr is someone who is willing to die instead of renounce their beliefs, or who will go through great suffering to further their beliefs. Here are some sentences.Joan of Arc is considered a martyr.He was a martyr to his arthritis.I don't think I could have become a religious martyr.
Dolley Madison is considered to be a hero to some people. Dolley Madison became the wife of the 4th president.
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The North had a mixed reaction to John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Some abolitionists viewed him as a martyr for the anti-slavery cause, praising his bravery and commitment to ending slavery. However, many Northerners were alarmed by the violence of the raid and feared it could incite a larger conflict between North and South. Overall, Brown's actions intensified the sectional divide and heightened tensions leading up to the Civil War.
Yes. In some quarters she is considered a Martyr as her execution was in part, on religious grounds ( Rival Elizabeth being Anglican).
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