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.
Robert E. Lee: Put down Brown's revolt, would later become commanding general for Confederacy Army.
Impact
*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
*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
*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
*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
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
http://www.ushistory.org/us/32c.asp
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