.” This detailed article about the life of this abolitionist explains that the North was able to commiserate with Brown because of how he composed himself during his trial and also because of this courageous raid on the weapons arsenal. Because John Brown became a martyr in the North after his brave attack, the Northern abolitionists influenced many other slave sympathizers and common people to become more passionate about slavery, which didn’t help the Confederates during the War. Many abolitionists and slave-sympathizers voted for Lincoln as a result of this because they knew that he rid the country of it. Also, as sparks flared between the North and South, John Brown’s death gave many more of a reason to each side to hate the other, and eventually led to the seceding of many Southern states because of the heated atmosphere. In conclusion, slavery, John Brown, and the economical differences between the North and South sections of the U.S. ultimately led to the temporary destruction of the country in the Civil War. John Brown motivated thousands of Northerners to protest slavery and fight for the antislavery cause, and therefore helped create the Civil War. The Civil War, being fought over slavery and to reunite the Union, also occurred because of the economical separations that the North and South had. The North, being more industrialized, had a vast amount of trade with Europe, while the South relied primarily on agriculture and manufactured goods for their own use. Slavery was the root of many of the further problems that led to the Civil War because the South’s economy relied on these cheap laborers. All these problems are important for one to know so that society does not repeat this mistake in upcoming generations. History is the study of the past, and if all of us have knowledge of our past, then we become more powerful, and sympathetic towards others at the same time. Everyone should realize...
