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Q: Who led a raid on a military arsenal harpers ferry in order to arm slaves?
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Why did Jhon Brown raid an arsenal at Harpers Ferry?

To arm the slaves for a nationwide rebellion.


Who led a raid on a military arsenal in Harpers Ferry Virgina in 1859?

John Brown


Where did john brown break into the federal arsenal to try and arm slaves for a slave revolt?

Harpers Ferry


Who led an attack on the government arsenal at Harpers Ferry Virginia to get guns and ammunition to arm the slaves?

AnswerJohn Brown.


What was john brown attempting to do in his attack on harpers ferry?

Raid the Government arsenal, to arm the slaves for a nationwide rebellion.


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.


Who caputure the US arsenal at Harpers Ferry?

John Brown


Who attacked the us arsenal at harpers ferry?

John Brown


John brown at harpers ferry was illegal?

Certainly. He seized the government arsenal, intending to give the weapons to slaves for a full-scale revolt.


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


In 1859 John Brown seized what Federal arsenal?

Harpers Ferry