1. John Brown “I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think, vainly flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done.” … What does that mean?

2. John Brown & “Bleeding Kansas” Kansas–Nebraska Act – Slavery in territories would be decided by popular sovereignty Brown moved to Kansas, upset by string of violent events – Sack of Lawrence, Caning of Charles Sumner, etc Allegedly attacked Pottawotamie and massacred five pro-slavery settlers Brown played a big role in the ongoing war in Kansas

3. John Brown & The Underground Railroad 1858: Brown raids a farm in Missouri, frees slaves Leads a group of slaves North to Canada They were pursued by a U.S. Marshall, but they got away – Fugitive Slave Act

4. John Brown & Harpers Ferry Brown attacks the arsenal in Harpers Ferry, VA, and plans to start a general slave rebellion They take over the town, but a train passes through town and delivers news to Washington The army arrived, and Brown and his men were surrounded and besieged in one of the buildings Brown and his men are eventually captured. Brown is hung for treason.

5. John Brown

6. Classwork Assignment (CW 10.2) Create a Historical Head for John Brown