Lesson 10.03: Bloodshed Begins

• Introduction
• Bleeding Kansas
• Bloodshed in the Senate
• John Brown
• Practice
• Summary & Tasks

John Brown

Read the following excerpt from Digital History:

Following the events at Pottawatomie Creek, a war of revenge erupted in Kansas. Columns of proslavery Southerners ransacked free farms and took "horses and cattle and everything else they can lay hold of" while they searched for Brown and the other "Pottawatomie killers." Armed bands looted enemy stores and farms. At Osawatomie, proslavery forces attacked John Brown's headquarters, leaving a dozen men dead. John Brown's men killed four Missourians, and proslavery forces retaliated by blockading the free towns of Topeka and Lawrence. Before it was over, guerilla warfare in eastern Kansas left 200 dead.

Take a look at the pictures provided at Digital History under Activity 2 then answer the following questions. Once finished, submit your work to the 10.03 Pictures Dropbox .

1. Compare and contrast the various ways that artists have depicted John Brown.
2. Explain why these artists may have depicted John Brown in different ways.
3. In your opinion, how should John Brown be viewed by history?