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“I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.” — John Brown, 1859
What does this quote suggest about how John Brown viewed compromise over slavery?
Why might this statement have alarmed many white Southerners in 1859–1860?
Predict: How could ideas like this influence reactions to the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860?
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- What it suggests: Brown thought slavery could not be ended by bargaining or laws alone. He believed only violent action ("blood") would stop it.
- Why Southerners were alarmed: It sounded like a direct threat of slave rebellion and murder. Many white Southerners feared loss of property, safety, and social order and saw Brown as proof Northern extremists wanted to destroy their way of life.
- Prediction about Lincoln's election: Ideas like Brown’s would make many Southerners panic after Lincoln won. They might see his victory as the start of violent attacks on slavery, push states to secede, and prepare for war.
- Why Southerners were alarmed: It sounded like a direct threat of slave rebellion and murder. Many white Southerners feared loss of property, safety, and social order and saw Brown as proof Northern extremists wanted to destroy their way of life.
- Prediction about Lincoln's election: Ideas like Brown’s would make many Southerners panic after Lincoln won. They might see his victory as the start of violent attacks on slavery, push states to secede, and prepare for war.
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