John Brown From Chapter 19

Last words of John Brown…

“this is a beautiful country“

The fanatical figure of John Brown now stalked upon the

Kansas battlefield

What color eyes did Brown have?

Glittering gray

He claimed his state could force a dog or cat to…

slink out of a room

He moved to Kansas from ____ with his large family.

Ohio

Brooding over the recent attack on

Lawrence, ________________ led a band of his followers

“Old Brown” of Osawatomie

When and where did he lead his followers?

Pottawatomie Creek in May 1856.

He and his followers hacked five surprised ___

men

The men that were hacked presumed to be…

proslaveryites

Brown had a scheme to invade the…

south

Brown wanted to invade the south with a handful of armed followers, call upon the slaves to ride, and establish a black free state as a…

sanctuary

Brown secured several thousand dollars for firearms from…

northern abolitionists

Brown arrived in hilly western ________ with twenty men, including blacks.

Virginia

At ______ _____ he seized federal arsenal.

Harpers Ferry

When did Brown seize federal arsenal?

October 1859

At Harpers Ferry, he incidentally killed _ innocent people, including a free black, and injured ten or so more.

7

But the slaves, largely ignorant of Brown’s strike, failed to ____

rise

Brown’s remnants of his tiny band were captured by the…

U.S. Marines

The U.S Marines captured Brown under the command of…

Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Lee

“Old Brown” was convicted of…

murder and treason

But Brown’s “____________” was given every opportunity to pose and to enjoy martyrdom.

“God’s angry man”