Was John Brown A Terrorist Or A Freedom Fighter

Looking at what he has fought for, it’s no doubt that he fought for a noble cause which is the freedom of slavery. John Brown shouldn’t be known as hero or terrorists because of want he has done applies to both sides. John Brown shouldn’t be known as a terrorist or a national hero because of his violent attack and raids. After, September 11, 2001 John Brown has been called a terrorist which has caused controversy about Brown’s legacy and reputation. Furthermore, in the article, The 9/11 of 1859 says, “He led 21 men all but two in their 20s, and many of them radicalized by guerilla fighting in Bleeding Kansas, the abolitionists’ Afghanistan”(Horowitz).

I agree that how John brown cast his whole vote In Harper's ferry. John Brown was certainly considered insane, a murderer, conspirer etc. But today he was a face of a revolution, a martyr for a bigger cause, or even a nice kidnapper. In my opinion, he cast his whole vote a little differently than he should of, but he did not personally kill anyone. I would not consider this civil disobedience because they were shooting at people and holding them at gunpoint.

Some might say that he was fighting for freedom, therefore he was a freedom fighter and his actions were called for because it was for a good cause. But someone who is really religious knows that murdering is wrong no matter what they believe in or what their opinions. John Brown murdered innocent civilians because they did not join him in his thinking and beliefs. He wanted to become a martyr and that is what he did. He was captured and died for his cause; if you look at modern terrorism that is what happens to most modern day

Brown specifically objected that the people who joined him in the raid were not close friends or even acquaintances. Mr. Brown did not know the team members well and had no knowledge of their intentions, he condemned their actions. A second reason why John Brown is not misguided nor a fanatic is the positive message he sent to slaves. His master plan for the raid was to have the slaves follow in his footsteps, as stated

John Brown (May 1800- December 1859) was a Militant American Abolitionist and an antislavery martyr. Brown worked many jobs such as a tanner, sheep driver, wool merchant, farmer, and land speculator, in order to take care of his family, but he was, most importantly, helpful in setting hostility that lead to the Civil War (1851-1856). Being an enemy of slavery, Brown did not mind living in a black community in New York and even wanted to win justice for slaves. He assisted antislavery forces in Kansas (1855) and become the leader of antislavery guerillas. Brown led a raid on a settlement that was for slavery and became "Old Osawatomie Brown", a man feared by slavery apologist.

Brown had a familial history of using violence to achieve freedom and giving aid to oppressed people. Brown was named after his grandfather who was a captain in the Revolutionary War. He grew up a Calvinist, and his father instilled a strong sense of God fearing faith in him. Brown would later teach that same faith to his children. When Brown was twelve years of age, he caught sight of a slave boy, no older than himself, being beaten.

James Beckwourth played a major role in the early setllers. His life was made into a biography. Beckwourth was considered a slave legally. Beckwourths father had to go to court 3 times to keep him because he was considered a slave. His family obviously loved him.

Brown did not regret any decision he made. He did everything he could to help free slaves. Brown was hung knowing he did all he could to help free slaves. However, there are also some

John Brown was very important in some ways. He tried to free slaves from Southern states but, he did it wrongfully. John Brown was a very mean and violent man. Yes, he was trying to free slaves but he was doing it the wrong way.

John Brown was a man with a strong hatred for slavery who tried to lead a rebellion against it. After this he was called a “misguided fanatic” by Abraham Lincoln. Which leaves the question, was John Brown a “misguided fanatic”? I think John Brown was a misguided fanatic, or according to dictionary.com a, mistaken person with an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm, because he was so set in his rebellion that his mind couldn’t be changed even when told his plan wouldn’t go well, and although he was told his actions would be fatal he went on to do so . In The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, Douglass states that there was no changing Brown

As John Brown once said “I have only a short time to live,only one death to die,and I will die fighting for this cause. There would be no peace in the land until slavery is done for. ”What John Brown meant by this was he will make any sacrifices just so slavery can come to an end. John Brown is an important figure in American history because he would even go as far as dying just to achieve his goal. John Brown was born on May 9,1800 in Torrington Connecticut.

John Brown is a abolitionist who was against slavery and has made a big impact to the abolitionist movement for slavery. Many debate is John brown was a hero or a murderer. He planned to help the movement by opposing a raid on harper leas ferry and wanted to free slaves and help them fight back. However his decision left a different type of impact.

John Brown grew up in a deeply religious family. He was a abolitionist who's hatred of slavery led him to seize the U.S arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Brown had committed multiple crimes including murder, treason and starting a slave rebellion. He was later hanged in front of a crowd of people. Brown deserved to be hanged and

Through his writings, Brown tells us he had no doubt in his intentions being for the better, choosing to ignore these lives lost as they didn’t serve to further his cause. Scott John Hammond tell us about John Brown’s calculated nature by comparing him to Machiavellian philosophies, a philosophy associated with the use of power in often ruthless means, “Given the fact that all founders and reformers will inevitably encounter resistance from those enemies … Machiavelli notes that a lawgiver … must go forth armed and prepared for struggle” and “A founder is consonant with the idea of virtue, or grandeur of soul - a character of extraordinary proportions, defined in terms of “ingenuity, skill, and excellence.”

Nick Baxter What caused the Civil War? DBQ The Civil War was caused by three main reasons are economic differences, interpretation of Constitution, and moral beliefs. The North and the South were very different economically.