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Who tried to spark a slave rebellion by capturing a federal arsenal?
John Brown
Why did John Brown raid the arsenal at Harpers Ferry?
Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) was a small town, where a Federal Arsenal was located. Brown became convinced that if he started an uprising among slaves by providing weapons and strategy, the revolt would spread across the entire south. Thus, by raiding the Federal Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, he, his sons, and men could seize weapons and provide them to slaves, during what he envisioned as a revolt.
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Site of federal arsenal where a militant abolitionist attempted to start a slave rebellion?
harpers ferry, Virginia
Where did the raid by antislavery abolitionist John Brown take place?
The antislavery abolitionist John Brown and about 18 of his followers intended to start a slave rebellion. He attacked the Federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. He took over the arsenal, however, he was unable to start a slave rebellion. He was captured by Union commander at the time of Robert E. Lee. Brown was hung in December of 1859 for treason against the State of Maryland. The charge was odd, in that it would have been seen as treason against the USA as the arsenal was a Federal arms depot.
What abolitionist attacked harper' s ferry?
John Brown attempted to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
Site of federal arsenal where a militant abolitionist?
The site of the federal arsenal where a militant abolitionist, John Brown, led the famous raid in 1859 is Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Brown, along with a group of followers, hoped to incite a slave rebellion by seizing weapons from the arsenal. The raid was ultimately unsuccessful, and Brown was captured, tried, and executed.
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.
Site of a federal arsenal where a militant abolitionist attempted to start a slave rebellion?
Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas
Who was the abolitionist who hoped to start a slave revolt by seizing the federal arsenal at Virginia?
Was John Brown
What did John Brown attack in Virginia?
Abolitionist John Brown took over the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry in Virginia in 1859.
What was the arsenal in Virginia that was attacked by an anti slavery group?
John Brown at Harper's Ferry *
Was John Brown A abolitionist?
Yes - a fanatical abolitionist. His attempted capture of the Federal arsenal, in order to arm the slaves for a nationwide rebellion, convinced the South that all Abolitionists were in favour of armed revolution.
In 1859 John Brown and a band of his supporters attacked a federal arsenal at?
Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
What was Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry Arsenal supposed to do?
John Brown's raid and capture of the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia was a step towards his goal of starting a slave rebellion. The arsenal provided Brown with the weapons needed for the revolt.
