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What did John Brown hope to accomplish by raiding Harpers Ferry?
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John Brown planned to steal weapons from where they were being stored for the war in Harpers Ferry and distribute them to slaves and start a slave rebellion. Obviously John Brown was an abolitionist and believed that slavery was wrong and wanted to end it.
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Who were the Northern abolitionist who tried to arm slaves by raiding Harpers Ferry?
john brown
What state did John Brown invade Harpers ferry?
Harpers Ferry is in West Virginia.
Where did the battle of Harpers Ferry take place?
Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Now West Virginia. If you mean John Brown's raid, the Harpers Ferry military armory, now a tourist attraction.
When did the Harpers Ferry take place?
The Battle of Harpers Ferry started on September 12th 1862. The Battle of Harpers Ferry ended on September 15th 1862.
Who attacked the us arsenal at harpers ferry?
John Brown
Who were the Northern abolitionist who tried to arm slaves by raiding Harpers Ferry?
john brown
How did the Dred Scott decision and Brown's Harpers Ferry raid deepened sectional antagonism?
John Brown's Raid was the ill-fated attempt of the New Englander to free Virginia's slaves by raiding Harpers Ferry, in 1859.
Which abolitionist hoped to inspire a slave revolt by raiding the federal arsenal at harpers ferry in 1859?
John Brown
John Brown's intention in raiding the arsenal at Harpers Ferry was to arm?
enslaved people and begin an insurrection against slaveholders.
What state did John Brown invade Harpers ferry?
Harpers Ferry is in West Virginia.
What was Johns Brown goal in raiding the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in 1859 was to do what?
Brown's goal was to obtain weapons from the arsenal in order to arm slaves and cause a slave uprising in Virginia
Who did john brown attack?
Harpers Ferry
Why did John Brown raid the arsenal at Harpers Ferry?
Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) was a small town, where a Federal Arsenal was located. Brown became convinced that if he started an uprising among slaves by providing weapons and strategy, the revolt would spread across the entire south. Thus, by raiding the Federal Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, he, his sons, and men could seize weapons and provide them to slaves, during what he envisioned as a revolt.
What is the story of Harpers Ferry?
John Brown was the leader of the raid and he wanted to create a colony for runaway slaves and to do this he needed weapons. Which led to the Harpers Ferry Raid.
Where did the battle of Harpers Ferry take place?
Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Now West Virginia. If you mean John Brown's raid, the Harpers Ferry military armory, now a tourist attraction.
Who led the raid at Harpers ferry?
John Brown
Who led the raid of Harpers ferry?
John Brown
