Sectionalism Leading To Civil War
By: Dhruv, Aaron
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John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry

It was a raid on a weapons armory in Virginia by abolitionist John Brown to try to start a slave revolt on October 16, 1859 in protest to federal governments tolerance of slavery. Working his way to the armory, Brown took multiple hostages and influenced some black slaves to rise up and fight with him. But no large amounts of slaves rose up and revolted with Brown, so the revolt was quickly put down by Robert E. Lee. John Brown was captured, tried, and hanged.

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Key Figures

John Brown: Leader of the raid on Harper's Ferry, abolitionist. He planned to raid Harper's Ferry to gain weapons and make the blacks revolt. Wanted to raid Virginia to instill fear in southern slave owners.
Robert E. Lee: Put down Brown's revolt, would later become commanding general for Confederacy Army.

Impact

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*Brown was considered a hero/martyr for what he believed in
*South were shocked and angered that the North celebrated the man that destroyed the South's property
*Increased sectional tensions
*Election of 1860 would decide fate of Union-more important than ever before

Place in History

*North begining to use violence to abolish slavery
*First white man to use violence to try to end slavery

Cause to Civil War

*Showed that North would resort to violence to end slavery
*Scared the South into wanting to secede
        *South used the raid as an excuse to unite in disunion from rest of US
*South began to militarize in case of further attacks by North
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NExt: The Election of 1860

More Info on John Brown and Harper's Ferry

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-browns-raid-on-harpers-ferry
http://www.ushistory.org/us/32c.asp
Aaron
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