Question
Who was John Brown? What was located at Harpers Ferry? Why did John Brown raid Harpers
Ferry? Who helped him? Who opposed him? What was the outcome of the raid? What related
events preceded the raid on Harpers Ferry?
Use your research to determine:
• What were some of the issues in the United States that led up to the Civil War?
• How was the raid on Harpers Ferry related to the Civil War?
How to present your findings:
Create a police report that includes the important details of the incident using the Who? What?
When? Where? and Why? format.
Follow-up questions to think about and discuss:
• John Brown used violence in his raid on Harpers Ferry. What other examples of violence
occurred during the time preceding the Civil War?
• What peaceful disagreements or protests occurred during the time preceding the
Civil War?\
write in one phagraph and write like a 5th grader
Ferry? Who helped him? Who opposed him? What was the outcome of the raid? What related
events preceded the raid on Harpers Ferry?
Use your research to determine:
• What were some of the issues in the United States that led up to the Civil War?
• How was the raid on Harpers Ferry related to the Civil War?
How to present your findings:
Create a police report that includes the important details of the incident using the Who? What?
When? Where? and Why? format.
Follow-up questions to think about and discuss:
• John Brown used violence in his raid on Harpers Ferry. What other examples of violence
occurred during the time preceding the Civil War?
• What peaceful disagreements or protests occurred during the time preceding the
Civil War?\
write in one phagraph and write like a 5th grader
Answers
GPT-4o mini
John Brown was an anti-slavery activist who believed in fighting for freedom, and he is famous for his raid on Harpers Ferry, where he tried to take over a federal armory to arm enslaved people for a rebellion. Harpers Ferry was a small town in Virginia where weapons were stored. Brown raided Harpers Ferry on October 16, 1859, with a group of 21 men, including his sons and some former slaves. Many people opposed him, including local citizens and U.S. troops led by Colonel Robert E. Lee, who stopped the raid quickly, capturing Brown and his men. The outcome was that Brown was tried and hanged, which made him a martyr for the abolitionist cause. Leading up to this raid, there were events like "Bleeding Kansas," where pro-slavery and anti-slavery supporters fought over whether Kansas would be a free or slave state. The raid on Harpers Ferry was significant because it heightened tensions between the North and South, contributing to the start of the Civil War.