-
Bleeding Kansas Starts
A political battle between pro and anti-slavery people located in Kansas occurs. Both pro and anti slavery people moved to Kansas before it was admitted into the Union. Fierce battles were fought between pro and anti-slavery people to determine weather Kansas would become a slave state or a free state. These battles were known as Bleeding Kansas, and John Brown had caused insurrection in a few of them. -
John Brown Moves To Kansas
John brown's children lived in Kansas. Before Bleeding Kansas, pro-slavery forces were becoming the dominant militant. As Brown's children were of the anti-slavery population, they were ever-fearful of a pro-slaver attack or raid. John Brown decided that it would be of his best interest to move to Kansas to aid his children and aid the fight a against slavery in Kansas -
John Brown Enlists Soldiers
Before his attack on Harper's Ferry and Pottawatomie Creek, with the help of Harriet Tubman and the insights of Fredrick Douglas, John Brown enlists whites and freed blacks to help him on his missions. -
Pottawatomie Massacre
John Brown seeks vengeance after the inhabitants of Lawrence did not choose to fight back in a pro-slaver attack. He decided to "fight fire with fire" A few days after the incident at Lawrence, John brown and seven others calling themselves as "The Army of The North" traveled into a nearby town of Potawatomi Creek to storm into defenseless people's houses, take their belongings and kill them. -
John Brown attempts to recruit Fredrick Douglas
John Brown attempts to recruit Fredrick Douglas in an attempt to boost his relations. Fredrick declined, saying "I believe I will go with the old man", telling Brown that it was a suicide mission and that he would fail. -
John Brown attempts to recruit Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman offered to help recruit men for John Brown's cause. John brown was so fond of Harriet Tubman and thanked her for helping him in his efforts so much, he started the nickname "General Tubman" for her. John Brown later tries to recruit Tubman, in which she politely declines. -
John Brown Raids Harper's Ferry
Although John Brown denies this in court, he attempts to lead a slave revolt by capturing Harper's Ferry in Kansas. He tried to lead a slave revolt by giving local slaves federal arms from Harper's Ferry. -
John Brown Is Imprisoned
Durring John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, Colonel Robert E. Lee lead the U.S Marines to capture him. Lee was successful in bringing John Brown to Kansas's prison, later to be hanged for his "crimes". -
John Brown's Trial
John Brown was tried for treason, murder, and Insurrection. He was found guilty, and was punished by death by hanging later that month in October. -
John Brown Dies
John Brown was publicly executed for committing treason, murder, and insurrection.
