John Brown- Hero of Abolition or Insane Lunatic?

•Using the PowerPoint Template, create a presentation about John Brown. Decide whether he was insane or justified in his actions against slavery. YOU MAY ONLY USE ABC-CLIO SOURCES. (Pictures may be used from Google Images as well)

Decorate this presentation. A

white background will not be

acceptable.

John Brown’s Background

• In this slide, you must present 5 facts about John Brown’s background (where he grew up, what religion was he, his family life, his previous jobs etc.)

• Make sure to insert at least one picture into this slide.

John Brown’s view of Slavery

• In this slide you must present 4 facts regarding John Brown’s participation in the Abolition movement (BEFORE KANSAS/NEBRASKA AND HARPER’S FERRY)

• Make sure to insert at least one picture into this slide.

Bleeding Kansas

• Answer the following questions (Recommended length- 5 Sentences)

1. What was the Pottawatomie Creek Massacre?

2. How was John Brown involved in the massacre? Was it his fault?

3. Is John Brown to blame for this event? Why? • Make sure to insert at least one picture into

this slide.

Harper’s Ferry

• Answer the following questions (Recommended length- 5 Sentences)

1. What was John Brown’s plan at Harper’s Ferry?

2. How was it stopped? What General stopped the fighting?

3. What notable people were killed in the raid? (Hint: Family)

• Make sure to insert at least one picture into this slide.

Pictures of John Brown

• Insert 5 pictures of John Brown, the Raid on Harper’s Ferry and Bleeding Kansas that WERE NOT already used in your presentation.

Quotes from John Brown

• In this slide, write 2 quotes from John Brown and give a 2-3 Sentence description of what the quotes mean.

• Make sure to insert at least one picture into this slide.

John Brown- Hero of Abolition or Insane Lunatic?

• Complete the following statement in an 8 sentence paragraph

• John Brown should be considered a (Hero or Abolition OR Insane Lunatic) because…

Works Cited

• Copy and paste the MLA citations you used from ABC-CLIO here (Minimum- 3 sources)

When you are done…

1. Email this presentation to Mr. Muller at Smuller@neptune.k12.nj.us

2. Ask for this presentation to be uploaded to Mr. Muller’s flash drive (this can only be done if the presentation is finished in class)