Why Did John Brown Cast His Whole Vote In Harper's Ferry

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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. John Brown definitely cast his whole vote, although his methods are questionable, he did it for a good cause as well. John Brown relates to John Adams. John brown stood up against the whole south and slavery, John Adams stood up for his rights and being represented in parliament against the whole british army. Although John Adams did not fight a war, he helped end the british empowerment of the colonies, thus freeing them from the British tyrannical hold. Another way is they are not similar is that John Adams used civil disobedience while John Brown did not. One reason why they are similar is that John Brown got the ball rolling in the revolt against slavery. John Adams got the ball rolling in the revolt against the british. John Adams used nonviolent methods while John Brown did a raid on …show more content…

For example, southern secession and the declaration of independence. These are similar because they are both new countries formed by a state breaking away from the mother country, the south and America. Another reason why the Civil war is alike to the Revolutionary war is that the British were a much larger army with more supplies, but America believed in the cause so much that they won the war. This is also the case in the civil war, the south believed in their cause so much they we're willing to go to any lengths to achieve it even when they lost the

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