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Who was responsible for leading a raid on the us armory at Harper's ferry hoping to start a slave rebellion?
John brown (abolisionist)
Why did John Brown attack the federal armory at Harpers Ferry?
To start a slave revolt.
What was the raid on the Harpers Ferry armory led by John Brown intended to do?
Supply weapons for a slave revolt
How many men did john brown gather together to take over harpers ferry armory?
Eighteen men
What happened at Harpers Ferry Virginia?
Under the alias of Issac Smith, John Brown, bought a farm in Maryland. Brown, who was intensely against slavery, led an attack on the Federal arsenal in Virginia. His goal was to free the slaves in that State and perhaps start a slave rebellion. The arsenal had the weapons John Brown needed. He was captured by Federal troops and later hanged for treason against the State of Virginia. The Virginia Governor, Henry Wise, was the individual who actually charged Brown with treason. Brown became a martyr for the anti slavery movement in the North.
Who killed people in kansas and captured the armory at Harper's ferry?
John Brown
Was john brown executed during the civil war?
John Browns raid on Harpers Ferry was before the Civil War, and he was quickly stopped and shot in the attack on the armory IMPROVEMENT John Brown wasn't shot during the attack on the armory. He was captured, regularly trialled and hanged on Dec. 2, 1859
What happened on Harper's Ferry in 1859?
John Brown and about 10 other followers went to the Harpers Ferry arsenal and captured it. Part of the army came and killed John Brown and many other followers.
What was John Browns plan after he captured Harper's Ferry?
Brown hoped that Harper's Ferry would signal a widespread slave rebellion throughout the South. He thought the slaves would converge on Harper's Ferry to receive weapons from he armory Brown had captured there.
What was john browns name when he robbed the federal armory?
John Brown was his name.
Who attacked the federal armory at harper's ferry?
John Brown
Why did john brown raid the Harper ferry armory?
to get guns for his followers
Who led a raid on the us armory at harpers ferry?
John Brown
What did john brown do to get hung?
He took over the Harper's Ferry Armory.
Who led the raid on the US armory at Harper's ferry Virginia?
The radical anti slavery abolitionist, John Brown, conceived and enacted the raid and take over of the Federal Armory at Harper's Ferry. His plan to start a slave revolt failed however and Brown and his followers were captured by then Union officer, Robert E. Lee.
What did John Brown do - slide10?
John Brown was an American abolitionist (wanted to ending slavery). He thought the only way to do this was by the use of violence. He's most well known for organizing and leading an attack on the federal armory at Harper's Ferry. The attack was unsuccessful, Brown was captured and hanged. I don't know what slide 10 is.
Who broke into federal armory to help start a slave rebellion?
John Brown
