John Brown and a few followers.
John Brown
John Brown's capture of the Federal Arsenal at Harper's Ferry.
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 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.
The federal arsenal (storage place for weapons) was the Springfield Armory located in Springfield, Massachusetts.
John Brown's group raided Harper's Ferry Arsenal. Lee led a contingent of Marines to capture them. Brown was tried and hanged for treason.
Type your answer here... Led an armed uprising of about 1200 farmers on a federal arsenal?
Yes - a fanatical abolitionist. His attempted capture of the Federal arsenal, in order to arm the slaves for a nationwide rebellion, convinced the South that all Abolitionists were in favour of armed revolution.
Who led an armed uprising of about 1200 Massachusetts on federal arsenal?
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John Brown.
The arsenal provided additional ammunition for raids in Kansas.