John Brown was hoping to end slavery immediately. He used such brute force because he felt that force was the only way to actually stop the institution of slavery.
John Brown had unrealistic hopes for a slave revolt.
The attempted revolt of slaves failed. No slaves took up the offer to have a revolt.
One of John Brown's main goals in attacking the federal armory at Harpers Ferry was to initiate an armed slave uprising in Virginia. apex.............To provide arms for a massive slave uprising
On the evening of October 16, 1859 John Brown, a staunch abolitionist, and a group of his supporters raided Harpers Ferry. Brown and his followers were surrounded in the armory by US Marines, led by Robert E Lee and Jeb Stuart. The marines rushed them, captured Brown and killed some of the raiders.
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To arm the slaves for a nationwide rebellion.
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Harpers Ferry was a hub of trains and canals, which provided escape routes. (novanet answer )
His intention was to secure weapons, arm the slave, and create a general insurrection.
John Brown was arrested for leading an armed insurrection at Harpers Ferry in 1859, with the goal of starting a slave rebellion against the institution of slavery in the United States. His raid was unsuccessful, leading to his capture and subsequent execution.
One of John Brown's main goals in attacking the federal armory at Harpers Ferry was to initiate an armed slave uprising in Virginia. apex.............To provide arms for a massive slave uprising
The Harpers Ferry raid had a goal to get gun to arm slaves with.
To arm the slaves for a full-scale rebellion.
John Brown's goal during the raid at Harpers Ferry was to initiate a large-scale slave uprising in the South by seizing the federal armory and arsenal there. He aimed to arm enslaved people and rally them to revolt against their oppressors, ultimately seeking to end slavery in the United States. Brown believed that violent action was necessary to achieve this goal, viewing himself as a martyr for the abolitionist cause. His raid, however, was unsuccessful and led to his capture, trial, and execution.
Brown's goal was to obtain weapons from the arsenal in order to arm slaves and cause a slave uprising in Virginia
John Brown's goal was to begin a slave rebellion. Harper's Ferry was a Federal arsenal and thus a source for arms for the slave rebellion.
Under the alias of Issac Smith, John Brown, bought a farm in Maryland. Brown, who was intensely against slavery, led an attack on the Federal arsenal in Virginia. His goal was to free the slaves in that State and perhaps start a slave rebellion. The arsenal had the weapons John Brown needed. He was captured by Federal troops and later hanged for treason against the State of Virginia. The Virginia Governor, Henry Wise, was the individual who actually charged Brown with treason. Brown became a martyr for the anti slavery movement in the North.
John Brown was a abolitionist who fought for emancipation of slaves in the United States prior to the Civil War. In the pursuit of this goal, he assaulted and killed many people. In an attempt to start a slave revolt, he briefly occupied an armory in Harper's Ferry Virginia. He was captured by a US Marines detachment and eventually hung.
...raid the government arsenal and arm the slaves for a full-scale rebellion.