AnswerJohn Brown.
John Brown led a raid at Harpers Ferry in 1859 with the aim of starting a slave rebellion. He and his followers seized the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, hoping to arm enslaved people and incite a widespread uprising against slavery. The raid ultimately failed, leading to Brown's capture, trial, and execution, but it intensified the national debate over slavery and contributed to the tensions leading up to the Civil War.
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 mission was to abolish Slavery. On October 16th 1859, John Brown and his 21 men attacked Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Thinking the slaves would rise and fight for themselves, they did not. Not only left to fend for themselves, John Brown was captured and executed on December 2nd, 1859. The individual Raid on Harpers Ferry was a failure. However, it may have been one of the little things that pushed Slavery to its end.
Some opponents of slavery praised John Brown's life and actions including his raid on Harpers Ferry. Other opponents of slavery were strongly against violence and for this reason did not approve of John Brown's actions.
Harpers Ferry is in West Virginia.
Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Now West Virginia. If you mean John Brown's raid, the Harpers Ferry military armory, now a tourist attraction.
Harpers Ferry, Virginia
Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia)
The address of the John Brown Wax Museum is: 168 High St, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
JOHN BROWN
Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
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.
John Browns Raid took place in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Anti slavery abolitionist John Brown hoped to start a slave revolt in the South. He and his friends raided and took control of a Federal armory in Harper's Ferry Virginia. There was no revolt and Brown was arrested and tried for treason against the State of Virginia. He was hanged in December 1859.
John Brown's Raid was the ill-fated attempt of the New Englander to free Virginia's slaves by raiding Harpers Ferry, in 1859.
AnswerJohn Brown.