The South identified Abolitionism with violent revolution.
The raid deepened the division between the North and South
Because they thought he was trying to do the right thing
So that the slave owners would a lesson on keeping slaves
His intention was to secure weapons, arm the slave, and create a general insurrection.
The South identified Abolitionism with violent revolution.
The South identified Abolitionism with violent revolution.
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.
The raid deepened the division 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.
Virginia
John Browns Raid took place in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
It made Southerners identify Abolitionism with violent revolution.
harpers ferry was a hub of trains and canals ,which provided escpe routes.
harpers ferry was a hub of trains and canals ,which provided escpe routes.
Harpers Ferry, Virginia
Virginia - in what is now West Virginia