SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
DRED SCOTT
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An avid abolitionist
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President of the United States of America
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A rich slave owner
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A southern democrat
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Detailed explanation-1: -When the abolitionist John Brown seized the largest Federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in October of 1859, he forced the citizens of the United States to reconsider the immorality of the institution of slavery and the injustices enforced by the government.
Detailed explanation-2: -John Brown. John Brown was a man of action–a man who would not be deterred from his mission of abolishing slavery. On October 16, 1859, he led 21 men on a raid of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
Detailed explanation-3: -For abolitionists and antislavery activists, black and white, Brown emerged as a hero, a martyr, and ultimately, a harbinger of the end of slavery. Most Northern whites, especially those not committed to abolition, were aghast at the violence of his action. Yet there was also widespread support for him in the region.