History of North America

What did most northerners think of john raid on harpers ferry how the attitudes and southerners differ?

Most northerners were critical of John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry. They condemned it as a violent and misguided attempt to incite a slave rebellion, and many feared that it would only worsen tensions between the North and the South. Some northerners, however, praised Brown as a martyr for the abolitionist cause, and his actions helped to galvanize antislavery sentiment in the North.

Southerners were almost universally outraged by Brown's raid. They saw it as an act of terrorism and an affront to their way of life. They demanded that Brown be punished severely, and many called for the federal government to take action to prevent similar attacks in the future.