Who is john brown wat is he known for wat did he do? and basic info on him, his accomlishments etc?

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Answer 1

John Brown was an abolitionist. Here are some sites that will help you do your homework:
http://www.aolsvc.worldbook.aol.com/wb/Article?id=ar079060&sc=-1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/brown/

Answer 2

John Brown was an abolitionist, in the last few years of slavery in America.
While his cause was just, he himself seemed to be a little crazy. He went to Kansas (a territory that, at the time, was the scene of lots of bloodshed, as it was neither a cleary pro-slavery state, nor a clear anti-slavery state) and killed a bunch of people.
In many ways, today he would be considered a terrorist. He did go and kill an entire family of people, who, I don't think, actually owned any slaves. It would be one thing if he went down South and killed the owners of a plantation to free the slaves there, but the murders he committed were a little random. He did seem to be mentally unballanced, and was a religious nut.
His last act was going to Harper's Ferry, WV, where he took over a factory that made guns. This was also kind of crazy, and it started a stand-off where lots of people died.
His cause was certainly just, he was also certainly crazeeeee.

Answer 3

He was an American abolitionist, whose attempt to end slavery by force greatly increased anxiety between North and South in the period before the American Civil War. In 1855 he followed five of his sons to Kansas Territory, then a center of struggle between the antislavery and proslavery forces. Under Brown's leadership, his sons became active participants in the fight against proslavery terrorists from Missouri, whose activities led to the murder of a number of abolitionists at Lawrence, Kansas. Brown and his sons avenged this crime, on May 24, 1856, at Pottawatomie Creek by killing five proslavery adherents. This act, as well as his success in withstanding a large party of attacking Missourians at Osawatomie in August, made him nationally famous as an irreconcilable foe of slavery.

Aided by increased financial support from abolitionists in the northeastern states, Brown began in 1857 to formulate a plan, which he had long entertained, to free the slaves by armed force. He secretly recruited a small band of supporters for this project, which included the establishment of a refuge for fugitive slaves in the mountains of Virginia. After several setbacks, he finally launched the venture on October 16, 1859, with 18 men (including several of his sons), seizing the United States arsenal and armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia and winning control of the town. After his initial success, he made no attempt at offensive action, but instead occupied defensive positions within the area.

They were surrounded by the local militia, which was reinforced on October 17 by a company of U.S. Marines under the command of Colonel Robert E. Lee. Ten of Brown's men, including two of his sons, were killed and he was wounded and forced to surrender. He was arrested and charged with various crimes, including treason and murder. He distinguished himself during his trial, which took place before a Virginia court, by his eloquent defense of his efforts in behalf of the slaves. Convicted, he was hanged in Charlestown, Virginia (now West Virginia) on December 16th 1859.

For many years after his death, Brown was generally regarded as a martyr to the cause of human freedom. He became the subject of a famous song, known generally by the first line as "John Brown's body lies a-mould’ ring in the grave."