The Impact of John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
Harper’s Ferry
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By the end of this lesson, everybody
will be able to…
Outline
John Brown’s raid of Harper’s
Ferry
Explain
the impact of the raid of
Harper’s Ferry
Assess
the significance of Harper’s
Ferry in destabilising relations between
the North and the South
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11gevEoaJsk
Harper’s Ferry
storyboard
(6 images)
P80-81
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16
th
October – Brown + 18 left Maryland to Harper’s
Ferry
•
Aim to retrieve weapons, arm enslaved people,
retreat to Appalachians and spark a slave revolt
•
Brown could not inform slaves in advance
•
The raid managed to be kept a secret
•
Captures the arsenal with remarkable ease
•
Few slaves got involved and hostages were taken
•
Goes wrong….
•
Train pulls in – shots fired by Brown’s men and a black
baggage master dies
•
Brown takes refuge in the fire engine house
•
Brown was wounded and 6 of his men taken
•
10 of his ‘army’ were killed (2x sons) and several
others also died
•
Brown was tried for treason
•
Refuses to plead of insanity – die a martyr and help
the slavery cause – execute 2
nd
December 1859
How significant was Harper’s Ferry in destabilising relations
between the North and the South
Information
•
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11gevEoaJsk
•
1858 results more generally – Republicans win control of the HoR
•
John Brown risen to fame in Bleeding Kansas
•
Wanted to do something decisive for the anti-Slavery cause
•
Mad? Money? Moral conviction?
•
16
th
October – Brown + 18 left Maryland to Harper’s Ferry
•
Aim to retrieve weapons and retreat to Appalachians and spark a slave revolt
•
Brown could not inform slaves in advance
•
The raid managed to be kept a secret
•
Captures the arsenal with remarkable ease
•
Few slaves got involved and hostages were taken
•
Goes wrong….
•
Train pulls in – shots fired by Brown’s men and a black baggage master dies
•
Brown takes refuge in the fire engine house
•
Brown was wounded and 6 of his men taken
•
10 of his ‘army’ were killed (2x sons) and several others also died
•
Brown was tried for treason
•
Refuses to plead of insanity – die a martyr and help the slavery cause – execute 2
nd
December 1859
•
CRUCIAL EVENTS – eve of 1860 raised sectional tension to new heights
•
Southerners appalled – worst fear came true; northern support; Republicans and abolitionists as one perception
•
Local slave patrols set up in the South
•
Congress divided
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859 was a pivotal event that escalated tensions between the North and South in the lead-up to the Civil War. Brown's failed attempt to arm enslaved individuals and spark a revolt had far-reaching consequences, leading to heightened sectional tensions and a greater divide between abolitionists and pro-slavery advocates. The incident not only highlighted the deep-rooted conflict over slavery but also epitomized the growing radicalism and violence in the antebellum period.
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By the end of this lesson, everybody will be able to Outline John Brown s raid of Harper s Ferry Explain the impact of the raid of Harper s Ferry Assess the significance of Harper s Ferry in destabilising relations between the North and the South
P80-81 Harper s Ferry storyboard (6 images) 16th October Brown + 18 left Maryland to Harper s Ferry Aim to retrieve weapons, arm enslaved people, retreat to Appalachians and spark a slave revolt Brown could not inform slaves in advance The raid managed to be kept a secret Captures the arsenal with remarkable ease Few slaves got involved and hostages were taken Goes wrong . Train pulls in shots fired by Brown s men and a black baggage master dies Brown takes refuge in the fire engine house Brown was wounded and 6 of his men taken 10 of his army were killed (2x sons) and several others also died Brown was tried for treason Refuses to plead of insanity die a martyr and help the slavery cause execute 2nd December 1859
How significant was Harpers Ferry in destabilising relations between the North and the South
Information https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11gevEoaJsk 1858 results more generally Republicans win control of the HoR John Brown risen to fame in Bleeding Kansas Wanted to do something decisive for the anti-Slavery cause Mad? Money? Moral conviction? 16th October Brown + 18 left Maryland to Harper s Ferry Aim to retrieve weapons and retreat to Appalachians and spark a slave revolt Brown could not inform slaves in advance The raid managed to be kept a secret Captures the arsenal with remarkable ease Few slaves got involved and hostages were taken Goes wrong . Train pulls in shots fired by Brown s men and a black baggage master dies Brown takes refuge in the fire engine house Brown was wounded and 6 of his men taken 10 of his army were killed (2x sons) and several others also died Brown was tried for treason Refuses to plead of insanity die a martyr and help the slavery cause execute 2nd December 1859 CRUCIAL EVENTS eve of 1860 raised sectional tension to new heights Southerners appalled worst fear came true; northern support; Republicans and abolitionists as one perception Local slave patrols set up in the South Congress divided
