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AP Success - AP US History: John Brown's Raid & Civil War Prelude

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"…I deny everything but what I have all along admitted, the design on my part to free the slaves…That was all I intended. I never did intend murder, or treason, or the destruction of property, or to excite or incite slaves to rebellion, or to make insurrection… This court acknowledges, as I suppose, the validity of the law of God. I see a book kissed here which I suppose to be the Bible, or at least the New Testament. That teaches me…to "remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them" [Hebrews 13:3]. I endeavored to act up to that instruction…Now, if it is deemed necessary that I should forfeit my life for the furtherance of the ends of justice, and mingle my blood further with the blood of my children and with the blood of millions in this slave country whose rights are disregarded by wicked, cruel, and unjust enactments, I submit; so let it be done!"

John Brown’s Final Speech, 1859.

Question 1

Multiple choice

Which of the following best describes John Brown's objective as stated in his final speech?

Question 2

Multiple choice

John Brown's reference to the 'law of God' and the New Testament in his speech suggests that his actions were motivated by:

Question 3

Multiple choice

John Brown's speech and actions contributed to the sectional tensions between the North and South by:

Question 4

Multiple choice

The phrase 'the blood of millions in this slave country whose rights are disregarded by wicked, cruel, and unjust enactments' in John Brown's speech is indicative of his:

Question 5

Multiple choice

John Brown's readiness to 'forfeit my life for the furtherance of the ends of justice' exemplifies which of the following themes in American history?

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