Many people viewed John Brown’s role in the Pottawatomie Massacre as controversial. However, many months after this event, Salmon P. Chase, the governor of Ohio, wrote a letter describing how he was supporting John Brown because of his acts to abolish slavery. Governor Chase said, “Captain John Brown, of Kansas territory, is commended to be a highly respectable citizen of this state as a gentleman in every way worthy of entire confidence.” (Document B) John Brown was an abolitionist born on May 9, 1800, and died on December 2, 1856. Many think that he was a villain for using violence as an act to fight for the cause of making Kansas a free state, but others feel that it was necessary for the event. Many civilians believe that John Brown was a villain throughout the 1800s for his …show more content…
John Brown is a hero because he took decisive actions in the Pottawatomie Massacre. This was an attack on the pro-slavery settlement at Pottawatomie Creek. One of the reasons that John Brown did this was to scare pro-slavery supporters to make sure that Kansas would become a free state. After the Sacking of Lawrence, John Brown wanted to seek revenge, so he gathered a party of seven men, traveled to Pottawatomie Creek, and murdered 5 pro-slavery people to discourage others from making Kansas a slave state. It is often thought that John Brown is a villain because he was the leader who started the Pottawatomie Massacre that killed 5 people in 1856. 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
Daniel Shays’ was a hero for many reasons although many of the things he did would cause him not be considered a hero. They don’t include all of the good things that he had done for him and all of the poor farmers that were getting sent to debtor's prison. Daniel shays stud up for the poor and he took a stand against a poor government. He also showed the weakness of the The Articles of Confederation “that a loser wrote”(Mr.James words) .Another reason is that Daniel Shays’ is a hero is because that he was awarded a sword for his bravery on the battlefield.That is a couple reasons Daniel Shays’ is a hero.
John Hancock was raised in present day Quincy, Massachusetts. Born from a clergyman father, who passed away early in Hancock’s youth, had his wealthy uncle fostered the young orphan. At adolescence, he was sent to Harvard to for a prestige education, and after graduating the university, he traveled overseas to Britain to learn business. In the year 1764, John Hancock inherited his uncle’s business, “Thomas Hancock and Company,” after his uncle passed away. When John Hancock became an affluent merchant in all of New England, he did not realize that this would unfold an important occurrence that sparked his devoted, powerful patriotism. During the time when the Stamp Act was placed, his workers smuggled wine off of one of his cargo ships, The Liberty, which violated the law. Hancock was blamed for his workers doing, which lead to the British Government who attempted to seize his boat. He hired the infamous lawyer John Adams to defend him in court, although, the ...
Salem Poor was a slave from Andover, Massachusetts. Salem Poor is a perfect example of race relations during the time of the Revolutionary War as Poor was described as a war hero, but did not receive the treatment he deserved. Historians have argued that Poor is a forgotten hero because of his race. It begs the question if would he be forgotten heroes if he had been a white man as many political figures built their reputations in the war. Salem Poor defied the stereotype of African Americans who had small roles in the Army, but was not rewarded for his efforts. While his peers commended Poor’s bravery in the battle, not much came out of it in terms of race relations. Poor fought for freedom but was never able to enjoy that freedom after the war as he received almost no economic benefit from fighting in the war, and in the end dies a poor and forgotten hero of the Revolutionary War.
The worst mass murder suicide in history was the Jonestown Massacre. The Jonestown Massacre happened on November 18th 1978.More then 900 people were killed in the Massacre, 232 of which were children. The Massacre happened on a piece of land in Guyana that the People’s Temple, run by James Jones, had bought. The People’s Temple was a church run by James Jones who preached about diversity and racism. James was not a real preacher, all of his speeches were based on his opinions and theories of the world. He pretended to be a doctor. People would give him money and he would pretend to heal them. He founded his church in 1965. After getting bad press about his speeches, he took his followers and moved them all out to Guyana, telling them they were going to live in a more communal way. Jones’s followers gave him money supposedly for the church, all the working adults gave at least 25% of their paycheck to him and everyone getting social security checks gave their checks to him. The people of Jonestown raised animals and farmed in the middle of the Guyana Jungle, as their new way of life.
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At the dawn of the 19th century, slavery in the United States faced an uncertain future. Many had predicted that Industrial America would eventually eradicate slavery, but the introduction of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin impeded those predictions. This increased the profitability of slavery as each decade passed until the time of the American Civil War. This offended most people of America, especially Northerners. People who are against slavery and are willing to take action and end the practice of slavery are known as abolitionists. These “anti-slaveryites” took huge risks and went through drastic punishments all to end the very nuisance that flawed America, slavery.
As one of the most controversial figures in American history, Andrew Jackson, in the modern era, is regarded as a detestably violent and morally devoid individual. There is a certain moral complexity when one examines the accomplishments and political decisions accompanying Andrew Jackson's legacy. While Jackson is certainly deserving of credit in certain, primarily political, respects, the disastrous, violent outcomes underlying his starkly held personal beliefs supplant the aforementioned positive aspects Jackson's legacy includes. When examined in this manner, time has crafted an entirely disparate and stained narrative for Andrew Jackson. Taking this information into account poses a question to modern Americans: Should Andrew Jackson
“I’m not a humanitarian, I’m a hell-raiser.” Mother Jones followed her own advice concerning a small town in Las Animas County. The Ludlow Massacre occurred on April 20th, 1994, in the tent town of Ludlow, Colorado, the intricate web of events that lead to the events that happened in Ludlow are a look in to the conditions that some of the minorities and immigrants had to live in, during the early twentieth century.
Violence and the forcefulness of the British also justified the American colonists’ decision to wage war and break away from Britain. The violent and forceful reactions from the British towards situations like the boycotting, confrontation, and the Boston Tea Party motivated the colonists even more to break away from the British. The violent and forceful tactics the British use to resolve a situation is not the best strategies because it can be used to promote anti-British propagandas. For example, is the Boston massacre. According to document three, a crowd of Boston boys and men started to violently confront the British soldiers. As a result, the soldiers were frightened and decided that they can defend themselves by firing into the crowd,
Many people believe that John Brown is a villain for murdering people, making slaves revolt against the government, and for committing treasonous acts. John Brown was a brutal abolitionist born in the 1800s. As a kid, he really hated slavery and would kill anyone to end it. Because of this, he went on a rampage to free slaves and forced the masters to liberate their slaves, or they would kill them. My first evidence of why John Brown was a villain is that he killed people supposedly in the name of slavery.
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
In the book, A Misplaced Massacre Struggling Over the Memory of Sand Creek by Dr. Ari Kelman is trying to set the record straight about what really happened and why we needed to make the land of the historic massacre to be transformed as an historic land.
The Kwangju Massacre, also widely known as the Kwangju Democratic Uprising to those who support the movement played a significant role in the course of democratization of South Korea. This research paper focuses on why the Kwangju Uprising occurred and the role of the United States. Many South Koreans felt that the United States supported President Chun’s military government and outlook the injustice that was taking place in Kwangju. The Kwagju Massacre ended with the army seizing the Province hall once again on May 27th 1980. Even with the defeat, the Kwangju Uprising gave aspiration to the citizen that they are able to bring change in the government policies.
Although many Abolitionists promoted change in a safe way, at times they were viewed as fanatics. Abolitionists such as John Brown believed that freedom must be gained through violence. He and his men planned on ransacking a U.S arsenal in Harpers Ferry and using the guns to start a revolt. Instances such as these caused Americans to hide from the abolitionist movement and question if those people were insane. Although some abolitionist strategies were questionable, the overall outcome of their efforts is what made their efforts worthwhile. Abolitionists were the only ones to fight for black rights and help free slaves, and without their efforts, none of that may have occurred. Abolitionists were reformers because they helped slaves and
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