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Why did john brown stay in harpers ferry?

It is Harper´s Ferry. John Brown was a famous abolitionist of the American Civil War. He decided to attack the federal arsenal of Harper´s Ferry with a group of 18 other men. This ended with a battle between his men and Robert E Lee´s men, and he was wounded and forced to surrender. This event was one of the causes of the Civil War.


What effect did John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry have on the nation?

It was a precursor to the Civil War. Southern slave holders saw that northern abolitionists were willing to resort to violence to end slavery. This in turn caused them to want to secede out of fear.


How did the raid on harpers ferry lead to the civil war?

John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry helped contribute to the start of the Civil War by galvanizing northern anti-slave attitudes and southern paranoia. In the north, John Brown became a martyr for the abolitionist cause. His veneration caused deep mistrust in the South, who believed that the North was working to undermine their way of life through violence.


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 was the significance of John Brown's Raid on Harper Ferry?

It made the South feel that the Abolitionists wanted violent revolution, and it drove the two sides further apart. Some say these were the first shots of the Civil War.

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Was Harpers Ferry a boat that was sunk by the North which led to the Civil War?

No. No, the Harpers Ferry boat was never sunk by the North.


What West Virginia city was captured 56 times during the civil war?

harpers ferry


Were there battles in West Virginia?

Yes for example in the Shenandoah Valley Harpers Ferry was a major piece of disputed real estate during the Civil War.


Why did brown stay in harpers ferry?

It is Harper´s Ferry. John Brown was a famous abolitionist of the American Civil War. He decided to attack the federal arsenal of Harper´s Ferry with a group of 18 other men. This ended with a battle between his men and Robert E Lee´s men, and he was wounded and forced to surrender. This event was one of the causes of the Civil War.


Why did john brown stay in harpers ferry?

It is Harper´s Ferry. John Brown was a famous abolitionist of the American Civil War. He decided to attack the federal arsenal of Harper´s Ferry with a group of 18 other men. This ended with a battle between his men and Robert E Lee´s men, and he was wounded and forced to surrender. This event was one of the causes of the Civil War.


What effect did John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry have on the nation?

It was a precursor to the Civil War. Southern slave holders saw that northern abolitionists were willing to resort to violence to end slavery. This in turn caused them to want to secede out of fear.


Why did John Brown not spark the US Civil War?

Anti slavery abolitionist John Brown did not spark the US Civil War. He did become a martyr for the cause to end slavery in that he was executed a few months after his attack on the Federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.


What gun did they use in the civil war?

.58 caliber Springfield musket .69 caliber Harpers Ferry Rifle '''Spencer carbine '''Henry repeating rifle '''Colt revolver '''Remington '''English Enfield rifle ''''''''''''''''''


Who was the union commander that faced the confederates near harpers ferry?

Robert E. Lee was in command, but this was before the Civil War in 1859. Lee was still a US Army officer at the time.


Identify Uncle Tom's Cabin and John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry?

well it was a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe it showed the cruelty of slavery and had the north thinking 2nd thoughts about slavery.john browns raid on harpers ferry caused tensions that pushed the usa to the civil war


What was John Brown's role in the pre Civil War era?

Brown took slaves to Harper's Ferry where there was an arsenal of weapons that he gave to slaves to start a slave rebellion. He was also responsible for bloody atrocities in "Bloody Kansas," prior to that.


How did the raid on harpers ferry lead to the civil war?

John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry helped contribute to the start of the Civil War by galvanizing northern anti-slave attitudes and southern paranoia. In the north, John Brown became a martyr for the abolitionist cause. His veneration caused deep mistrust in the South, who believed that the North was working to undermine their way of life through violence.