John Brown Storyboard (Christian Maerz)
Storyboard Text
- John Brown Loses His Friend
- I will finish the work you started!
- Brown's Actions After That Loss
- Follow me!
- Kansas-Nebraska Act Passed
- The KNA act has officially been passed
- Outrageous!
- John Brown's friend was killed in 1837 while helping slaves. He vowed to help end all slavery.
- Browns Reaction to the KNA
- 5 Pro Slavers killed
- After his friends death, John Brown decided to serve as a conductor for the underground railroad.
- Brown raids the Harpers Ferry armory
- We need these weapons for our revolt! Keep holding them hostage!
- When the KNA was passed in 1854, John Brown was not happy with that decision.
- Consequences of the raid
- After the KNA act was passed, John Brown killed 5 of his Pro-slave neighbors after a group of pro slavers had attacked his town.
- They had it coming!
- On October 16th, 1859, John held 60 men hostage and killed 4 men in an effort to raid the Harpers Ferry armory. He ended up getting arrested and losing 10 of his men (two of which were his kids).
- What I did was right!
- John Brown was charged with murder and treason. He was ordered to be hanged and on December 2nd, 1859, they did just that.
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