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American History Lecture Five (view source)
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Others resorted to violent means to end the disagreement over slavery. In 1859, John Brown <ref>(who previously killed 5 men in Kansas, see "Bleeding Kansas")</ref> led a raid on Harper's Ferry. Brown hoped that his actions would spark a slave rebellion in Virginia. But Brown was caught and tried and hanged.
Others resorted to violent means to end the disagreement over slavery. In 1859, John Brown <ref>(who previously killed 5 men in Kansas, see "Bleeding Kansas")</ref> led a raid on Harper's Ferry. Brown hoped that his actions would spark a slave rebellion in Virginia. But Brown was caught and tried and hanged.
This is the toughest question of the entire course: Could the Civil War have been avoided? Historians just took a poll on the biggest presidential blunders. At the top of the list is the failure of President James Buchanan for keeping the Union together just prior to the Civil War. What do you think?
This is the toughest question of the entire course: Could the Civil War have been avoided? Historians just took a poll on the biggest presidential blunders. At the top of the list is the failure of President James Buchanan for keeping the Union together just prior to the Civil War. What do you think?