Under the assumed name of Issac Smith, John Brown bought a farm in Maryland in 1859. He and his followers tried to start a slave rebellion and needed ammunition and arms. For this purpose, Brown and his followers led a successful capture on the Federal Arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
The plot failed and Federal army officer Robert E. Lee led soldiers to recapture the arsenal and Brown. Brown was hung for treason in December of 1859 and became a martyr for anti slavery abolitionists.
John Brown (1800-1859) of Kansas failed in his bid to steal arms and begin a slave revolt in the South. He was convicted of treason and hanged on December 2, 1859, six weeks after the raid.
I believe it was John Brown. Answer John Brown. Thus it is often called Brown's Raid.
John Brown was involved with Harper's Ferry Raid.
The leader of the raid was John Brown, an abolitionist, whose purpose was to advance the abolition of slavery. He was tried for treason against the state of Virginia and hanged.
John Brown led a raid on the US armory at Harper's Ferry. This happened in 1859. Brevet Colonel Robert E. Lee put down the raid.
Harper's Ferry was led by john brown
The raid on the arsenal in Harpers Ferry, VA was anti-slavery. It was led by John Brown, the radical abolitionist October 16, 1859.
The raid on Harper's Ferry started on the night of October 16,1859.
The famous raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry took place in the state of Virginia. It was perpetrated by John Brown and his gang. Several, including Brown, were hanged for it.
John Brown's raid on the arsenal at Harpers 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
harpers ferry was a raid that many people died in.
The Raid on Harper's Ferry was antislavery.
John Browns Raid took place in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
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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.
The raid on the arsenal in Harpers Ferry, VA was anti-slavery. It was led by John Brown, the radical abolitionist October 16, 1859.
His raid was financed by a group of abolitionists.
After the Harpers ferry raid John Brown was arrested and hung.
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