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Effects Of The John Brown Raid

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An event can bring many effects into the world. One event bringing much impact on the world was the John Brown Raid on Harper Ferry. The event occurred in 1859 when John Brown and 20 other men raided Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, attempting to eliminate slavery. The 21 men were attacking the Federal Arsenal during the raid but the raid did not end up working out. One day after the raid began the U.S Troops stopped the 21 Abolitionists and John Brown got captured and hung for all of the crimes he committed. The John Brown Raid brought many effects into the world by advertising the Abolitionist movement, increasing tensions between anti-slavery and pro-slavery people, and increasing the number of slaves in the world. The John Brown Raid advertised …show more content…

The Abolitionists and Slaveholders both brought much violence into the U.S. trying to prove what is right. For example, people were starting to get hung, injured, shot, etc based on what they supported. All of the violence was splitting up the people of America into two groups: the North and the South. The separation and violence of people in America will be one of the key factors at the start of the Civil War. Increasing tensions between anti-slavery and pro-slavery people was another reason why the John Brown Raid was a significant event in the United States. Lastly, the John Brown Raid showed relation to the Civil War by influencing and leading the start of the Civil War. When the Civil War started it started because of disagreements and all the violence that was going on in the U.S. The John Brown Raid was one of the big reasons why disagreement and violence happened. Lots of violence came because of the Abolitionist movement growing because of John Brown advertising it. Not only did violence come from the Abolitionist movement but from the John Brown Raid increasing tensions between pro-slavery and anti-slavery people. Showing relation to the Civil War was another reason why the John Brown raid was a significant

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