what was john brown guilty of?

Answer 1

Treason, murder, and inciting a slave rebellion--all of which were capital offenses at that time.

Answer 2

John Brown was a leading abolitionist during the 1800's. he tried to lead a liberation movement among slaves in Virginia, but was tried, convicted and hanged for treason. during that time, slavery was big business. the more slaves a person had, the wealthier he was. the owner could breed and sell the slaves on an open market for a fairly high price. John Brown's views of abolishing slavery by utilizing an armed insurrection rubbed people the wrong way. i believe that John Brown was the first advocate of the abolition of slavery. he didn't believe in slavery and he was out to stop it any way he could. some people feel that it was his actions that intensified the tensions between the north and south and that was the catalyst for the civil war.

Answer 3

John Brown was an abolitionist that went about the wrong way.
He slaughtered hundreds of innocent people in Kansas in the name of freedom.
but it was in Virginia that he put in action a plan to arm slaves and start a rebellion.
He was cougth at an army arsenal in Harper Ferry Va.and was hanged for treason.
Ironacly his objective was reached toward the end of the civil war when thousands of slaves in the devastated south were starting to create a humanitarian problem for the federal government and president Lincoln solved it by emancipating them.

Answer 4

Murder.
He was tried for treason against the State of Virginia, after the incident at Harpers Ferry.

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Answer 5

Having a little indian.

Answer 6

Inciting an insurrection and murder.