Answer:
The South feared John Brown's rebellion, and tightened their control over their slaves. Punishments became severe; extremely severe if they escape, as well as the North infiltrating their slave system.
The North generally saw John Brown as like one of the saints, doing what is needed to give a fellow human being the same freedom as them. They used his event as a sign of their action, which they will in turn show during the Civil War, of, at least for the abolitionists, their stance and support on freeing the slaves.
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