Does a principled cause ever excuse violent means? Was John Brown a terrorist? Your Milestone Assignment is to address the above question in an essay.

Include:

Appropriate background information on John Brown's Raid.
Specific ideas from the documents you read from the US History site and various news articles written about the Harpers Ferry Raid.
Your definition of a terrorist.
Compare John Brown's cause and actions with a current world affair involving people fighting to change their political and social conditions.
A brief introduction in which you state your opinion.
Summarize your thesis based on the material you present in your work.