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He believed it was for the greater good to put an end to slavery. He felt slavery was wrong because The Bible said it was wrong, and thus he became the "avenging angel" of all those who were still bound in slavery.

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Where did john browns raid take place and what was the result?

John Brown's group raided Harper's Ferry Arsenal. Lee led a contingent of Marines to capture them. Brown was tried and hanged for treason.


What US army colonel captured John Brown?

Colonel Robert E. Lee commanded the Federal forces that ended the John Brown slave rebellion attempt. Brown was captured and eventually executed for treason.


Who was the abolitionist captured at Harper's Ferry Virginia?

John Brown (1800-1859) was captured at the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry. He convicted and hanged for treason six weeks after his failed attempt to start a slave revolution.


Who was involved in the Harper's Ferry Raid?

Under the assumed name of Issac Smith, John Brown bought a farm in Maryland in 1859. He and his followers tried to start a slave rebellion and needed ammunition and arms. For this purpose, Brown and his followers led a successful capture on the Federal Arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. The plot failed and Federal army officer Robert E. Lee led soldiers to recapture the arsenal and Brown. Brown was hung for treason in December of 1859 and became a martyr for anti slavery abolitionists.


Why was John Brown guilty of treason?

The actual charge was Treason.Further detailsJohn Brown was executed for attempting to start a slave rebellion in the Southern United States in 1859. With twenty one men (16 whites and five blacks), John Brown tried to raid the national arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. He wanted to take control of the arsenal, wait for slaves from the surrounding area to join him at the arsenal, arm them, and eventually gather up a force large enough to challenge the local military and wipe out slavery as an institution. As you can guess, he failed miserably.

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how did john brown commit treason?

for murder, and for conspiring with slaves to rebel.


Why was john brown hung?

John Brown was an abolitionist who was charged with treason, murder and insurrection. He was hanged on December 2, 1859.


What did john brown oppose?

John Brown opposed slavery , he was one of the famous figures that fought over slavery. :)


John Brown was executed for?

Treason


Where was john brown when he spoke in defense of his raid?

He was arrested at the Harpers Ferry arsenal in Oct. 1859 and was convicted of murder and treason after a hasty but legal trial. He was hung soon after.


What abolitionist who was accused tried and hanged for treason was?

John Brown


Why did brown believe that his punishment to be hanged for treason was unjust?

John brown was against his hanging for treason because he believed that he was fighting against an immoral unjust and extremely inhumane institution- slavery!


Who led a group at Pottawatomie creek in Kansas in the murder of five unarmed pro-slavery settlers in May 1856 saying he was doing Gods work?

Since there was no law or order in the Kansas territories, during Bleeding Kansas John Brown and others literally got away with murder at Pottawatomie Creek. That being why John Brown thought he would get away with his raid, John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia but did not get away as easy that time. He and others were hung for treason.


Who led a group at Pottawatomie Creek in Kansas in the murder of five unarmed pro-slavery settlers in May 1856 saying he was doing God's work?

Since there was no law or order in the Kansas territories, during Bleeding Kansas John Brown and others literally got away with murder at Pottawatomie Creek. That being why John Brown thought he would get away with his raid, John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia but did not get away as easy that time. He and others were hung for treason.


Was John Brown found guilty of treason for the attack on the Harper's Ferry arsenal?

Yes


What ways did john brown justify murder and treason was his reason valid?

He was trying to start an armed rebellion of slaves - which most slaves certainly didn't want. It made the South believe that the fast-growing Abolitionist movement wanted to see a nationwide rebellion of this sort. This put the whole slavery issue beyond rational debate, and many have called these the first shots of the Civil War.


In what state did John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry take place?

John Brown faught and died in the Harpers Ferry Raid in order to start a slave rebellion.