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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.
How did John Brown's raid effect the Civil War?
John Brown gathered white allies and free blacks and raided a government arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. His hopes that other slaves would join in the revolt and procure weapons to arm southern slaves was short-lived. After he captured the arsenal, he was surrounded and forced to surrender. He was tried, found guilty of treason, and executed. This raid caused Southern slave owners to militarize in preparation for future raids.
Where in the US did John Brown try to lead a slave revolt?
Abolitionist John Brown bought a farm in Maryland with New England abolitionists money. He used an assumed name. He tried but failed to lead a slave revolt near Harper's Ferry Virginia in 1859. He was hanged for treason.
How did Scott decision john brown's raid on Harpers's ferry and the election of Abraham Lincoln as president lead to the secession of the south?
These were the events that fatally heated-up the slavery debate. The Scott decision (the Supreme Court ruling that slavery was protected by the Constitution) delighted the South as much as it inflamed the Abolitionists. Harpers Ferry convinced the South that the Abolitionists were planning to distribute arms to the slaves to provoke a nationwide rebellion. Lincoln's election meant that there would be no more slave-states, so the South would always be out-voted in Congress, which would pass laws unfavourable to Southern interests. There was going to be war.
How did southerners react to john brown's raid on harpers ferry?
At the time slaves out numbered whites from state to state in most county strongholds anywhere from 10-50 to 1 (maybe even more with the labor required for these huge Plantations); there was also the knowledge of the brutal Haitian revolts, not to mention the mostly rural and isolated existence endured by slavers. It must have been quite frightful for them. One should not characterized the southerners response as anger, but rather fear, i.e., that others might copy Brown's tactics.
Who lead the harpers ferry raid in 1859?
John Brown
The abolitionist who tried to lead a revolt at harpers ferry in 1859?
=John Brown (abolitionist)=
where did john brown lead 18 men on a raid on a arsenal?
Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia)
When and where did abolitionist john brown lead 18 men on a raid?
On October 16,1859 in Harpers Ferry, Virginia
John Brown?
An abolitionist who attempted to lead a slave revolt by capturing Armories in southern territory and giving weapons to slaves, was hung in Harpers Ferry after capturing an Armory
How did john brown stop the civil war?
John Brown didn't stop it. He lead a raid at Harpers Ferry, VA, which some say lead to the War but it really didn't. He was captured and tried and executed for leading a revolt against the country. He was dead BEFORE the war began.
What abolitionist tried to lead a slave revolt in Harpers Ferny?
John Brown
When Did John Brown Lead a raid on Harper's Ferry in Virginia?
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry was from October 16-18, 1859.
Why did John attack the arsenal at Harpers Ferry?
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
What side did john brown lead at Harpers Ferry?
No side. He was an Abolitionist fanatic, not at all representative of the North as a whole. His actions led the South to believe that the North was in favour of an armed rebellion of slaves, and that war was inevitable.
Why did john brown attack the arsenal at harpers ferry?
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
Who is the abolitionist who tried to lead a revolt at Harper's Ferry in 1859?
John Brown
