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Site of federal arsenal where a militant abolitionist attempted to start a slave rebellion?

harpers ferry, Virginia


Who was the abolitionist who hoped to start a slave revolt by seizing the federal arsenal at harpers ferry Virginia?

The abolitionist who aimed to start a slave revolt by seizing the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, was John Brown. In October 1859, he led a raid on the arsenal in an attempt to arm enslaved people and incite a rebellion against slavery. Although the raid ultimately failed, it heightened tensions between the North and South and contributed to the onset of the Civil War. Brown was captured, tried, and executed for his actions, becoming a martyr for the abolitionist cause.


What was the importance of John Brown?

He tried to steal government weapons in order to arm the slaves and start a national rebellion. This made Southerners feel that the Abolitionist movement was in favour of violent insurrection, which they certainly weren't. But it caused heightened feelings on both sides, and brought war closer.


Why did the rebellion of 1837 start?

The rebellion started because Mackenzie was mad because the family compact was favoring the rich. He wanted to end that so he had a rebellion against them. At Montgomery's Tavern. Good luck. :)


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.