John Brown

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John Brown

• I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the
  crimes of this guilty land will never be purged
  away but with blood.
• I had, as I now think, vainly flattered myself
  that without very much bloodshed it might be
  done.
• What does that mean?

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John Brown Bleeding Kansas

• KansasNebraska Act Slavery in territories
  would be decided by popular sovereignty
• Brown moved to Kansas, upset by string of violent
  events
• Sack of Lawrence, Caning of Charles Sumner, etc
• Allegedly attacked Pottawotamie and massacred
  five pro-slavery settlers
• Brown played a big role in the ongoing war in
  Kansas

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John Brown The Underground Railroad

• 1858 Brown raids a farm in Missouri, frees
  slaves
• Leads a group of slaves North to Canada
• They were pursued by a U.S. Marshall, but they
  got away
• Fugitive Slave Act

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John Brown Harpers Ferry

• Brown attacks the arsenal in Harpers Ferry, VA,
  and plans to start a general slave rebellion
• They take over the town, but a train passes
  through town and delivers news to Washington
• The army arrived, and Brown and his men were
  surrounded and besieged in one of the buildings
• Brown and his men are eventually captured. Brown
  is hung for treason.

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John Brown
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John Brown

• Classwork Assignment (CW 10.2)
• Create a Historical Head for John Brown