1. Write down 3 questions you have about this image.

2. Flipped Learning Due today…
Watch following video on John Brown and complete the activities below:
Give 3 facts about John Brown’s early life
Make a timeline that covers the following dates and why they are significant in relation to John Brown:
Should John Brown be considered a martyr or a terrorist? Justify your opinion with reference to his life.

3. Harpers Ferry Key Words: Federal arsenal Secession EXPLAIN EVALUATE
KNOW
What happened at Harpers Ferry
EXPLAIN
The different reactions to what happened
EVALUATE
How far Harpers Ferry can be considered a cause of the Civil War
Key Words:
Federal arsenal
Secession

4.
You are going to watch this video twice. The first time, I just want you to watch the video.
Now, I want you to watch the video and answer the following questions:
What was Brown’s plan?
What happened?
What was the legacy of John Brown after his death?
KNOW
What happened at Harper’s Ferry
ANALYSE
The different reactions to what happened
EVALUATE
How far Harpers Ferry can be considered a cause of the Civil War

5. Add any extra detail in green pen
Brown’s aim was to retrieve weapons from the arsenal and spark a slave revolt
He secured the financial backing of six northern businessmen (Secret Six)
Brown could not inform slaves in advance
The raid managed to be kept largely a secret (about 80 people knew about it!)
16th October: John Brown and 18 of his men left Maryland for Harper’s Ferry
Brown and his men captured the arsenal with remarkable ease
Some of his men rounded up a handful of hostages, including a few slaves…
Word of the raid spread, and by morning Brown and his men were surrounded.
A train pulled into Harper’s Ferry and Brown men shot, killing a black baggage master
A company of U.S. marines arrived on October 17, led by Colonel Robert E. Lee and Lieutenant J. E. B. Stuart.
On the morning of October 19, the soldiers overran Brown and his followers.
Ten of his men were killed, including two of his sons.
Brown was tried for treason
Refuses to plead of insanity – die a martyr and help the slavery cause
John Brown was executed 2nd December 1859
KNOW
What happened at Harper’s Ferry
ANALYSE
The different reactions to what happened
EVALUATE
How far Harpers Ferry can be considered a cause of the Civil War

6. How did people react to the events at Harpers Ferry?
Read through the source that you have been given. Around the source, comment on the following:
What is their argument about the raid?
Why might they have that opinion?
Does the source support or challenge the view that the North were in support and the South against what happened.
Challenge: How might the answers to these questions help you determine the value of the source?
Print as an A3 handout so students have all of the sources

7. To what extent could Harper’s Ferry be considered a cause of the Civil War?
A small extent
A large extent
Things to consider:
SECRET
SIX
SOUTHERN
FEARS
TIMING
NORTHERN VIEWS

8. Can you answer the 3 questions you write down at the beginning of the lesson?

9. Flipped Learning Due next America lesson…
Create an A4 poster or flow diagram that explains the ‘nomination process’ for becoming a Presidential candidate.
Include:
Convention
Primaries
Caucus
Delegates
If you want, you could do this as an analogy, using a figure such as Donald Trump as your example!