To arm the slaves for a nationwide rebellion.
John Browns Raid took place in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Virginia
harpers ferry was a hub of trains and canals ,which provided escpe routes.
Robert E Lee
harpers ferry was a hub of trains and canals ,which provided escpe routes.
A. Why was John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry a turning point?
People in the North thought of John Brown as a hero. People in the South thought he was a criminal. He was captured by the Confederate army and executed.
Virginia - in what is now West Virginia
Harpers Ferry, Virginia
John Browns raid was at Harpers Ferry which is now in West Virginia.
The raid deepened the division between the North and South
So that the slave owners would a lesson on keeping slaves