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Dred Scott was an enslaved African American from Missouri, a slave state. Then Scott's owner died. Scott went to court claiming he was a free man because he had lived in a free state. His case raised ALOT of questions. The supreme court decided Scott had no rights. Many Americans were outraged. John Brown had led an attack on pro-slavery people in Kansas. He made plans to attack slave owners in Virgina. To carry out his plan, Brown needed weapons. He planned to steal them for the army's arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virgina (now west virgina) An arsenal is a place where weapons are stored. On October 16 brown and 21 other men, black and white, started their raid. But Federal and state soldiers stopped them, killing some of the raideres. Brown was taking to prison and then hung. But his actions showed that the struggle over slavery was growing. Compromise was becoming harder.

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How did John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry affect the United States?

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How did the north react and why to John Brown's raid?

The North had a mixed reaction to John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Some abolitionists viewed him as a martyr for the anti-slavery cause, praising his bravery and commitment to ending slavery. However, many Northerners were alarmed by the violence of the raid and feared it could incite a larger conflict between North and South. Overall, Brown's actions intensified the sectional divide and heightened tensions leading up to the Civil War.


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What were the effects of Harper's Ferry?

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What impact did John Brown have on the US?

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What side did john brown lead at Harpers Ferry?

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