LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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The south felt he was a hero
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The north felt he was a murderer
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Both were alarmed at the violence of his actions
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They had different views on slavery
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most white southerners, angry at so bold a challenge to their sovereignty and honor, immediately denounced Brown as a lunatic and criminal. Northern reaction to the raid varied among whites. Many initially rejected his use of violence and were disinterested in his goal.
Detailed explanation-2: -Antislavery northerners tended to view Brown as a martyr for the antislavery cause; some saw in him a Christ-like figure who died for his beliefs. Southerners, for their part, considered Brown a terrorist.
Detailed explanation-3: -In general, the conditions of slavery in the northern colonies, where slaves were engaged more in nonagricultural pursuits (such as mining, maritime, and domestic work), were less severe and harsh than in the southern colonies, where most were used on plantations.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry increased tension between North and South because many Southerners, already weary of Northerners who were abolitionists, began to envision that all abolitionists were radicals like Brown, intent on ending slavery at any cost to Southern society.