John Brown “Open-Note” Quiz:
1. What future event did John Brown predict?
The Civil War
2. In what English settlement did slavery first appear?
Jamestown
3. How many slaves were in the US during the time of John Brown?
4 million
4. At the age of 12, Brown witnessed an event that had a huge impact on his
life. Name the event.
The beating of a young slave
5. Name the runaway slave, turned public speaker, who inspired Brown.
Frederick Douglass
6. What was passed by Congress, in 1850, that angered both Northerners and
John Brown? (Northerners felt that it made them participants in slavery)
Fugitive Slave Act
7. What was John Brown’s favorite book?
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
8. What was the name given to Missourians who harassed Kansans along the
MO/KS border? (They also voted illegally in the Kansas election concerning
slavery) Border Ruffians
9. Name the city that was the center of Free State activity in KS. (It was later
attacked by pro-slavery forces) Lawrence
10. How did Brown retaliate for the attack mentioned in question #9?
Pottawatomie Creek Massacre
11. What did Brown have made for the slaves to use as weapons during the
uprising? Pikes
12. What was the primary target at Harper’s Ferry? (What did he want?)
The Arsenal
13. What unexpected event happened at Harper’s Ferry the night of the
attack? The town’s people retaliated
14. Name the president who called in troops to surround Brown and his men.
Buchanan
15. Name the commander of the US forces.
Robert E Lee
16. How long did the entire attack last?
3 minutes
17. What was allowed for the first time in the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Popular Sovereignty (self-determination)
18. What happened to John Brown three weeks after the raid?
Convicted of treason, murder and insurrection, and hung
BONUS: Name the only US President branded a traitor.
*President Tyler