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Was led by a father who was opposed to slavery. He moved to Ohio when he was five years old. The district that he moved to was known for their anti-slavery beliefs.
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John Brown saw a boy get beaten as a slave when he was only 12 years old. He had thought that this was cruel and shouldn't be aloud. FRom that day on he had been a minister against slavery.
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John Brown made a promise to end slavery. He wanted to do this after he saw Elijah LoveJoy was shot to death. LoveJoy was also a minister against slavery.
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Federal court decided John Browns bankruptcy case. Creditors took all of his esentials on which Brown and his family needed to survive.
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Fredrick Douglas meets with Brown for the first time. where Brown lays out his ideas to lead a raid agaisnt slavery. Also followed by retreats in the mountains.
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Brown goes to nearby pottawatomie creek and directs his men in the murder of five men. This got them mad of course.
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rides into missouri and attacks proslavery homestead. He confiscated property and eliberated 11 of their slaves. He traveled thousands of miles to return them to canada.
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John Brown attacks Harpers Ferry. He had led an atempt to end slavery. It didn't happen and he was caught.
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Virginia jury finds Bron guilty of murder. He was also guilty of treason. Early into December Brown was hung and killed.
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John Brown and Fredrick Douglas have a meeting at Chambersburg, Pennslyvania. Tried to make Douglas join him at Harpers ferry. Douglas declined.
