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John Brown led a raid on a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859 hoping to start a slave revolt. He was captured along with 21 men, including 5 black men, and was later hanged for his actions. The raid gained significant attention as it showed the divide between abolitionists in the North and pro-slavery advocates in the South. Events like the Kansas-Nebraska Act and Dred Scott decision inflamed tensions by renewing hopes of expanding slavery and ruling that blacks could not be citizens, pushing Brown and others to take action. His raid was seen as a catalyst for the eventual Civil War as it demonstrated the North was willing to use force and increased political tensions between free and slave states.
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John Brown led a raid in 1859 to seize weapons from a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in order to arm slaves for a rebellion. He was captured along with his men by U.S. Marines. Brown went to trial and was found guilty of treason and murder, and was hanged on December 2, 1859. Before his execution, Brown warned that the nation would have to resolve the issue of slavery, and that war was inevitable.
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John Brown was opposed to slavery from birth due to his father's vocal abolitionist views. In 1837, he took an oath to end slavery in the U.S. or die trying. Throughout his life he supported abolitionist causes despite financial struggles. In 1856, his efforts in Kansas raised his profile but in 1859 he led an attempt to take over the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry to arm a slave rebellion. When local militia and U.S. Marines arrived, Brown was captured, tried, and executed for treason in December 1859. His raid increased sectional tensions and debates over slavery and secession.
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The document summarizes key events from the 1850s that increased tensions between the North and South leading up to the Civil War. The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise banning slavery north of 36°30', sparking violence in "Bleeding Kansas." The Dred Scott decision found that slaves were not citizens and Congress could not ban slavery in territories. John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry further alarmed Southerners, while Northerners saw Brown as a martyr. The Republican party was formed to prevent the spread of slavery.
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The document summarizes several key events leading up to the American Civil War. It describes how Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin brought attention to the plight of slaves and was banned in the South. It also discusses the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the violence in "Bleeding Kansas" between pro- and anti-slavery factions, the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision denying citizenship to African Americans, John Brown's attempts to incite slave revolts through attacks in Kansas and at Harpers Ferry, and his subsequent trial and execution.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin increased abolitionist protests by vividly depicting the moral evil of slavery, and Lincoln later credited it with starting the Civil War. The 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act established popular sovereignty for deciding if new states allowed slavery, fueling violence as pro- and anti-slavery settlers fought for control, with over 200 deaths. Tensions rose further as the Pottawatomie Massacre and caning of Senator Sumner polarized sections. New political parties emerged divided over slavery and immigration.
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John Brown led a raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859 in an attempt to incite a slave rebellion. His raid failed due to poor planning and lack of support from slaves. Brown and his men were captured and Brown was later tried and hanged for treason. Though the raid itself failed, it increased tensions around the issue of slavery and contributed to the start of the Civil War. Brown became a martyr for the abolitionist cause in both the North and South due to his willingness to die for the liberation of slaves. His raid and execution made him a controversial yet iconic figure in American history.
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1) Gold was discovered in California, which became a free state under the Compromise of 1850. Zachary Taylor and Franklin Pierce served as President.
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3) In 1857, the Dred Scott decision found that slaves were property and Congress could not ban slavery in territories. After Lincoln's election in 1860 on an anti-slavery platform, South Carolina seceded from the Union.
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The Compromise of 1850 established harsher fugitive slave laws that turned many Northerners against slavery and strengthened the abolitionist movement. Tensions further increased over the Kansas-Nebraska Act and "Bleeding Kansas", the 1856 election of Republican Lincoln, and the Dred Scott decision allowing the expansion of slavery into new territories. By 1860 the nation was polarized, leading Southern states to secede after Lincoln's election but before he took office, forming the Confederate States of America.
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- The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 repealed the Missouri Compromise and allowed settlers in those territories to decide whether to allow slavery, igniting tensions between North and South.
- Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860 as the first Republican candidate, with no support from Southern states. In response, several Southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America.
- The CSA was established with Jefferson Davis as President and a constitution that protected slavery. However, rising sectional tensions over the expansion of slavery led to the outbreak of the Civil War between the Union and the Confederacy in 1861.
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- The events deepened tensions between the northern and southern states over the issues of slavery and states' rights and ultimately led to the outbreak of the Civil War as southern states increasingly moved towards forming the Confederate States of America.
- Proposals like the Crittenden Compromise failed to resolve the sectional
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, which allowed settlers in those territories to determine whether to allow slavery, led to violent conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces. Militant abolitionist John Brown killed five pro-slavery advocates in Kansas, intensifying tensions. The Dred Scott decision of 1857 ruled that blacks could not be citizens. Abraham Lincoln was elected as the first Republican president in 1860 on a platform opposing slavery's expansion, leading several southern states to secede and form the Confederate States of America before he took office, beginning the Civil War.
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John Brown (1800-1859) was a white American abolitionist who believed armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow slavery. In 1859, he led an unsuccessful raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry in an attempt to start a slave liberation movement. He was convicted of treason and murder and was hanged. Historians agree his raid escalated tensions that led to the American Civil War the following year. While some viewed Brown as a terrorist, others considered him a heroic martyr who helped end slavery. His actions remain controversial.
Civil War Catalysts
There were several events leading up to the Civil War that increased tensions over the issue of slavery:
1) The Missouri Compromise of 1820 attempted to regulate slavery in the Louisiana Purchase territories by prohibiting it north of the 36°30' parallel, but could not resolve the status of slavery in future territories.
2) The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 established the principle of "popular sovereignty" for determining slavery in the territories but led to violent clashes between pro- and anti-slavery settlers in "Bleeding Kansas."
3) John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, though a failure, polarized the nation and increased sectional tensions by portraying Brown as a mart
Causes of the Civil War
The document summarizes many of the key events and issues that contributed to rising tensions between the North and South leading up to the American Civil War. These include the passage of fugitive slave laws, the Dred Scott decision, debates over the expansion of slavery, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, and cultural differences between the largely agricultural slave-holding South and industrial North. The election of Abraham Lincoln, who opposed the expansion of slavery but could not end it where it existed, was the final spark that led Southern states to secede and the Civil War to begin with the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in 1861.
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- 2. Who is John Brown? What happened at Harpers Ferry? Why it got so much attention? (The Kansas Nebraska Act and The Dread Scott Decision) How is it related to the Civil War?
- 3. He was born into a deeply religious family in Torrington, Connecticut, on May 9,1800. He was raised by a father who strongly opposed slavery. At age 5 he moved to Ohio, a state known for its antislavery views.
- 5. He became interested in the abolitionist movement in 1835. He gave land to fugitive slaves. He and his wife agreed to raise a black child. He participated in the Underground Railroad. John Brown was hung for what he did at Harpers Ferry on December 2, 1859.
- 6. John Brown kissing a black baby in his last moments.
- 7. Primary source of John Brown’s address to the people before his Sentence of Death
- 8. He led 21 men including 5 blacks in a raid on a federal armory and arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia He hoped to start and arm a slave revolt They captured Half the raiders were killed and the rest, including Brown, were captured Southerners cheered his death but the northerners saw him as martyr to the abolitionist cause
- 10. People who took part in the raid Blacks 60 men were Whites 21 people took part in taken hostages the raid(2 of which by John Brown were his sons): and his men 5 Black 16 white
- 11. John Brown holding hostage at Bay with a rifle
- 12. Law that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska Allowed voters to decide whether or not to allow slavery Renewed southern hopes of expanding slavery Outraged anti-slavery Northerners
- 13. The supreme court’s ruling that: African Americans were not considered U.S. citizens Congress did not have the right to ban slavery in federal territory. Angered abolitionists: Made them realize action must be taken
- 14. The Dread Scott Decision Harpers Ferry Raid The Kansas/Nebraska Act The US Civil War
- 15. John Brown’s actions were a short term cause to the Civil War and effected America on a social and political level. made abolitionists realize that diplomacy was not going to get rid of slavery showed the southerners that the north was ready to use force on a much larger scale increased political tensions between the two
- 16. Painting of John Brown
- 17. Primary source of a song written about John Brown
- 18. Events such as The Kansas/Nebraska act and The Dread Scott Decision led to the Harpers Ferry raid Which in turn lead to the Civil War