The Battle of Harper's Ferry began for a very simple reason. There was a conflict that could not be solved peacefully.
Certainly. He seized the government arsenal, intending to give the weapons to slaves for a full-scale revolt.
The objective was to steal enough weapons to arm slaves and start an uprising in Virginia
In 1859, abolitionist John Brown and his followers captured the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry Virginia. His purpose was to use the weapons and ammunition to stage a slave revolt. The plan never worked, no slaves were recruited. Brown was captured and hanged for treason.
John Brown wanted to use the weapons at the arsenal to arm freed slaves who he would lead in a revolt against slavery. novanet- he hoped to inspire a revolution to end slavery
He had hoped to steal enough weapons to arm a slave uprising in Virginia
He had hoped to steal enough weapons to arm a slave uprising in Virginia
John Brown wanted to steal an arsenal at Harper's ferry. Then he would give the weapons to the slaves for a slave rebellion against their slave owners.
John Brown's raid and capture of the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia was a step towards his goal of starting a slave rebellion. The arsenal provided Brown with the weapons needed for the revolt.
The Battle of Harper's Ferry began for a very simple reason. There was a conflict that could not be solved peacefully.
The site of the federal arsenal where a militant abolitionist, John Brown, led the famous raid in 1859 is Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Brown, along with a group of followers, hoped to incite a slave rebellion by seizing weapons from the arsenal. The raid was ultimately unsuccessful, and Brown was captured, tried, and executed.
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John Brown wanted to use the weapons at the arsenal to arm freed slaves who he would lead in a revolt against slavery. novanet- he hoped to inspire a revolution to end slavery
Certainly. He seized the government arsenal, intending to give the weapons to slaves for a full-scale revolt.
"John Brown's Rebellion" was an attack by a small group of men on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, VA (now Harpers Ferry, WV) on October 16, 1859. Brown hoped to steal weapons and arm the slaves in Virginia to rebel against slavery. Brown was captured, tried, convicted of treason, and hanged.
The objective was to steal enough weapons to arm slaves and start an uprising in Virginia
In 1859, abolitionist John Brown and his followers captured the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry Virginia. His purpose was to use the weapons and ammunition to stage a slave revolt. The plan never worked, no slaves were recruited. Brown was captured and hanged for treason.