John Brown was an abolitionist who wanted to abolish slavery in Kansas. When John Brown was 55, he moved to Kansas and played a role in “Bleeding Kansas”. Afterward, he was involved in other events like “The Sacking and Lawrence”, and “The Pottawatomie Massacre”, the last event he was particularly a part of was the “Raid on Harpers Ferry”. This topic is important because John Brown has done a lot of actions for the cause of abolishing slavery. While some people think what he did was heroic, others may think he was a villain. John Brown was a hero because he freed slaves, he was a respectable person, and he was trustworthy. First of all, John Brown freed slaves. “Two small companies were made up to go to Missouri & forcibly liberate the five …show more content…
The evidence supports the claim because it shows that he liberated slaves. It is commonly known that liberating means freeing someone. Even though John Brown forcibly did that, he still freed slaves from companies and plantations. John Brown not only freed the slaves where he originally planned to liberate slaves, he also went to another plantation where he liberated even more slaves. Another thing that he did was recruit people for the cause as well, though not in a regular way, he did let them go and returned all the property he took. Secondly, some people believe that John Brown was a respectable person. An example in the primary document, Document B, is when Salmon P. Chase’s letter said that “Captain John Brown, of Kansas territory, is commended to be a highly respectable citizen of this state as a gentleman every way worthy of entire confidence”( Salmon P. Chase Document B). He also stated, “I cordially recommend him with the confidence and regards of all who desire to see Kansas a Free State” (Salmon P. Chase Document B). The letter by Salmon P. Chase shows that he considers John Brown to be a very respectable …show more content…
Salmon P. Chase believes that John Brown is such a respectable person to the point where he wrote a letter about how he felt about John Brown and recommended him for the cause of making Kansas a free state. In addition, he believes that the people of Kansas who want Kansas to be a free state should also believe in John Brown for this cause. It is common knowledge that recommending someone for a cause this important is a trustworthy person. Lastly, John Brown is considered to be a trustworthy person. One way to prove that John Brown is trustworthy is by analyzing Document D. “the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) to be used by the Committee in aid of Capt. John Brown in any defensive measures that may become necessary;” (H. B. Hurd Sec. N. K. Com. Document D). This Document shows John Brown is trustworthy because John Brown was given a large sum of money to spend but only for the cause. The Committee is in New York, so if John Brown did something he wasn't supposed to do with it, then there was nothing they could have done about it. People know that when you give someone something very valuable, they must be trustworthy if you want them to have
In the biography Fiery Vision, The Life and Death of John Brown by Clinton Cox, I noticed that John Brown spent more time fighting for slavery than with his family. In finding this, I was very intrigued to learn that someone would fight for something he believes in so much rather than be with his family in time of need. I think that he spent too much time on the cause. Slavery is in fact wrong but to me, family would come first. Brown's family struggled to survive and only saw him every so often, but he did write to his family all the time. On one of his visits, before Brown was really involved in the fight for slavery, he told his second wife Mary Anne Day to "consider herself a widow," and for his children to be "committed to the care of Him who fed the ravens." I think Brown was telling his wife not to get her hopes up of him coming home to her. John Brown loved his family so much, but rarely spent time with them. When he did get to see them, he was a true father. Brown always sang, "Blow Ye the Trumpet Blow" to his family. John, Jr. one of his sons, said ."..For thirty years there was a baby in the house, and he sang us all to sleep...with that same hymn." Brown raised his family around church and required them to worship in the cabin every morning. If Brown loved his family so much why did he leave them? To fight a greater cause, slavery.
It is April 1861; the Civil War has just begun with the first attack on Fort Sumter. The Southern states have already seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America. Now the country is split, Union in the North and the Confederacy in the South. Both the Union and the Confederacy will soon be in need of resources especially since war is about to be declared by Abraham Lincoln. Leadership for the Union and the Confederate armies are given away mostly to those with seniority rather than to those who deserve it by merit. James Ewell Brown (“Jeb”) Stuart is among the Confederacy leaders to gain his position as general not only because of his age but also because of his experience with fighting the Indians and other whites on the frontier in Bleeding Kansas. Jeb Stuart along with thirteen other Virginian’s was part of the Confederate leadership which was made up of a total forty-four men. Jeb Stuart was given his position because of the seniority he had over the other men signed up for the war, but did he also earn the position by merit and if so, does he keep his merit throughout the Civil War?
The action that John Brown got arrested for was he was fighting against slavery. He was part of the antislavery movement. In October 1859, John Brown took part in an attack on the “federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia” (www1.umn.edu). He was then arrested and got the death sentence.
(Robert E. Lee. The National Archives) John Brown was an abolitionist who wanted to kill as many slave holders as possible and create an anti-slavery army. On October 16, 1859, John Brown seized the federal armament of 100,000 muskets and rifles from Harper’s Ferry, modern day West Virginia. Within 36 hours, Robert E. Lee was at Harper’s Ferry where he attacked and captured John Brown and the other rebels. This was a major victory for Robert E. Lee and would open up many opportunities for him.
“I act from a principle,” and “I say, break the law” are not only the names of two out of the five parts in this book, but the words by which John Brown lived so passionately everyday. At earlier times in his life he lived by his sword as well. The Sword and the Word illustrates John Brown’s own ideas and intentions and how he lived by them. A main issue of this book is that truly a man of his word who believed that morals should outweigh the law of the land, John Brown lived and died for the abolition of slavery and did as much if not more for that cause than many other slaves or free men.
On October 16, 1859 , a Sunday, the time that John Brown usually commenced a Bible reading to start the day. Brown was a man that had dedicating himself to funding anti-slavery campaigns and was prepared to use any methods necessary to secure victory to be rid of slavery. One of his first moves against pro-slavery actions was the raid on Harpers Ferry. Brown had his plan staged out, he had ordered his men to detain anyone who spotted them. Luckily for Brown, they swiftly came to the bridge over the Potomac River and detained the bridge's guard, William Williams. Then came the misstep, the Ohio-Baltimore train had arrived and Brown stopped the train and out of all the chaos Browns, men killed the night
James Wilson was born in Scotland in 1741. He lived there throughout his childhood and was educated at the universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, and Edinburgh. In 1765, he immigrated to America. At this point in time, there was tension between the colonies and Britain due to the Stamp Act. When he first immigrated he became a latin tutor but he quickly switched professions and began studying law instead. He set up a successful practice in Reading, Pennsylvania. He soon became involved in politics when he took over chairmanship of the Carlisle committee of correspondence, attended the first provincial assembly, and completed preparation of Considerations on the Nature and Extent
shop in Rochester, New York as an Underground Railroad station. In addition, he became impressed with the radical Abolitionist, John Brown, whose advocacy of revolutionary means to end slavery, intrigued Douglass. However, he decided against joining Brown in his plan to overthrow the government. Still, his involvement with Brown was visible enough that a warrant for Douglass' arrest was issued after the Harper's Ferry raid, and
John Brown was an anti-slavery renowned abolitionist in the mid-1800’s. He was famous, or in other’s opinions infamous, for his violent roles in the Pottawattamie Massacre and the Raid on Harpers Ferry. He got his anti-slavery ways from his father. His first attempts to end slavery failed, but when he heard about “Bleeding Kansas”, he and his sons went to fight for a free, anti-slave country. His sons died heroically, and he was hung. I believe John Brown was a martyr who was fighting for an important cause.
Rehan Imam Mrs. Stangl Kansas State Assessment Apr 24, 2024 John Brown “Old John Brown has been executed, We cannot object even though he agreed with us in thinking slavery is wrong. This cannot excuse violence, bloodshed, and treason” Abraham Lincoln said. Abraham Lincoln hated slavery very much, and if that's what he said about John Brown's anti-slavery, it shows how bad a person he was. John Brown was an anti-slavery extremist who was known for freeing slaves and killing many people, stealing things, and fighting people. This topic is important because many people don’t know who John Brown is, an important figure in Kansas history, and many don’t know about him.
John Brown was a white abolitionist who wanted to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by taking over a US arsenal at Harpers Ferry. He wanted to recruit black slaves, freed slaves and fugitive slaves for the raid against the south. There were many people who told him he was a dead man or that he couldn't do it but John Brown thought he could, therefore moved onto the next person for recruiting. There was an anonymous letter sent by David J. Gue of Springdale, Iowa, his brother and someone else trying to warn the government about the raid John Brown was planning to Secretary of War John B Floyd but they didn't believe them. This caused President Buchanan to send out a reward for John Browns capture but not the right one. When the time came to begin the raid John Brown left four people behind to act as a rear guard at the K...
Some people may accuse John Brown of being a villain and a terrorist. What this argument seems to overlook is that he was heroic in being an outspoken, confident abolitionist who wanted to abolish slavery in Kansas to establish it as a free state. Even though many think that his acts of violence were controversial, others think that violence was necessary while fighting for the cause of making Kansas a free
Just who was this man that could make southern mobs attack northerners, regardless of their views of slavery and make the fear of slave insurrection strengthen? His name is John brown and one might say that this former slave and black abolitionist just wanted to end slavery by causing violence between the north and the south. But to his men, his only intention was to start a general slave insurrection. For example he went to Harper 's Ferry and raided an armory with the intention of starting an armed slave army. Soon Brown became doubtful of this plan a couple of months into it and as he warned his co conspirators that it might fail. But even if it failed he would hope that it would lead to the destruction of slavery. After getting caught and
John Brown, a abolitionist, believed that the use of violence was necessary to end slavery unlike most pacifist abolitionists. Brown resorted to violence on several occasions in his mission to destroy slavery. He organized a small army of slavery opposers, which included many of his family members and relatives to carry out his mission. For instance, Brown and his men attacked the pro-slavery settlers in Pottawatomie Creek during the "Bleeding Kansas" period of violent tension between anti-slavery free staters and slavery supporters. Brown and his men murdered five pro-slavery settlers in Pottawatomie Creek. Brown and his small army also attacked the federal armory in 1859 at Harpers Ferry in Virginia, and took control of the armory. Brown
John Brown was a key person in slave history. He planned on overthrowing slavery in the south. Brown and his followers invaded harpers ferry Virginia in October 1859. Brown and his followers ended up killing people during the raid. Brown was captured and was charged with treason. Brown and his men succeed by rising the emotions of the people who supported slavery and who opposed slavery. Brown and two of his followers where found guilt and hanged. Northerners mourned the death of John brown while the southerners were upset by the way the northerners ma...