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Title: John Brown


1
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?

2
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

3
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

4
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.

5
John Brown
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John Brown
  • Classwork Assignment (CW 10.2)
  • Create a Historical Head for John Brown
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