Pottawatomie massacre

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:aftermath increased tensions between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:5
gptkbp:context gptkb:Kansas–_Nebraska_Act
gptkbp:date May 24, 1856
gptkbp:historical_impact contributed to the start of the American Civil War
gptkbp:historical_interpretation controversial event
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pottawatomie massacre
gptkbp:is_motivated_by anti-slavery
gptkbp:john_brown's_followers known as the ' Brown's men'
gptkbp:john_brown's_role leader of the attack
gptkbp:legacy John Brown as a martyr for abolitionism
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kansas_Territory
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:John_Brown
gptkbp:pottawatomie_creek site of the massacre
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Bleeding_Kansas
gptkbp:result escalation of violence in Bleeding Kansas
gptkbp:significance part of the larger conflict over slavery in the United States
gptkbp:targets pro-slavery settlers
gptkbp:technique gptkb:murder
gptkbp:type vigilante justice
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Brown
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4